The Two-Tonne Sow: Britain’s aim to reacht he EU level

An ambitious project to dramatically increase the production of pig meat is rapidly taking shape in Britain, where a growing number of producers are climbing aboard what has been loosely defined as the ‘Two-Tonne Sow’, or 2TS. The aim of this innovative three-year programme is to lift the UK industry’s average production from its present ‘disappointing’ 1,608 kg of pig meat per sow per year at the bottom of the EU’s rankings up to at least the current EU aver