Who said the general public aren’t bothered about where their food comes from so long as it’s cheap? At the recent Beverley Food Festival, nothing was…
Month: December 2014
The season of feasting and merrymaking is upon us, so what better time to explore some of the reasons determining the tastiness of pork and bacon.…
The environment team at BPEX has been keeping busy in the past month. Sue Rabbich has just about finished completely revising the model templates for IPPC…
A long term approach to flood management is needed in the face of an “uncertain future climate” says the National Farmers Union (NFU), commenting after today’s…
After a long and painful process (much like labour but possibly with less swearing), I finally managed to complete the five-year strategy for the NPA going…
Sam Walton reports on a new spray that’s been developed to help control tail-bitingHave you ever wondered what happens to prescription tablets that are taken back…
The latest tweet from the USDA’s food and nutrition service asks followers if they need “nutrition info on-the-go” followed by links to apps and web games…
Research designed to prove that the Pedigree Welsh Pig breed can be used on a commercial basis is being carried out by a team at Harper…
The way some local authorities are treating the legislation on farmers’ development rights for converting agricultural buildings to homes has been labelled a “scandal” by the…
The experience of being the lowest-priced exporters this year has at least helped the EU pig industry find alternative markets for the pork which it previously…