Kate & Vicky Morgan

DP Morgan, Pockthorpe, East Yorkshire  

  • Farm size: 1,700 breeding sows 
  • Annual rainfall: 162mm
  • Soil type: Chalky wold

Although the pig sector will not have to cope with the loss of BPS, the recent pig crisis has made Vicky and Kate Morgan look again at how they’re running their 1,700-head pig enterprise.

To spread risk and reduce costs, the family is considering diversification into holiday accommodation, and potentially growing more of their own feed.

There is also the possibility that producers could receive money under the new post-Brexit domes­tic agricultural policy for enhancing welfare.

Transition goals: 

  • Facilitate structural change in supply chain 
  • Establish more influence over their own destiny 
  • Diversify 
 

All articles featuring Kate & Vicky Morgan

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Second farm investment helps pig farmers meet business goals

Investing in a second farm with buildings is helping pig farmers Vicky and Kate Morgan take back control. The appeal of the former 30-acre pig breeding site was its farmyard…

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Transition Farmer update: The Morgans continue to diversify

Pig producers Vicky, Kate and Rachel Morgan are pressing on with plans to diversify their business, despite the severe financial pressures facing the sector. Independent pig producers such as the…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

How farmers can deal with mental health at times of pressure

UK agriculture is undergoing huge and rapid changes – and while that means opportunities for some farmers, many others are finding the uncertainty and upheaval challenging. Growers and livestock producers…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Pig producers aim for more control of prices and supply chain

Making long-term plans is tough, especially when trying to deal with short-term problems of the magnitude now being faced by pig producers. “The past eight months or so have been…

FARM POLICY

Farmer support for Tories on the slide, FW survey reveals

Farmer support for the Conservative Party has slipped dramatically in recent months, as has prime minister Boris Johnson’s appeal, according to the latest Farmers Weekly Sentiment Survey. Conducted every year,…

PIGS

Pig farmer cuts antibiotics to access premium US market

A family of Yorkshire pig farmers has gained access to a niche US pork market and added 10% to the price of their product by ending antibiotics use and removing…

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