Keeping sows outdoors: A dedicated staff is vital

Around 40% of the UK pig industry can be found outdoors – this includes the sows. Yorkshire-based Richard Longthorp is a leading outdoor producer and industry activist. Why keep sows outdoors – and how does he manage? By Stuart Lumb How long have you been in the outdoor pig industry? “My grandfather started our family farming business between the First and the Second World War and it was purely arable until 1989. This was the year I put down my first outdoor unit, which