Returning a viable margin to farmers must be given top priority attention according to a new “Agri-Strategy 2025” submission from the Irish Farmers Association (IFA). Despite…
Month: February 2015
TRACES, the European Commission (EC) online traceability system, kept track of 44,000 consignments of imported animals and 400,000 consignments of imported produce of animal origin in…
A new analysis of the January pigmeat market by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has confirmed that producers throughout the UK are set for a “challenging” period.…
BPEX have alerted livestock producers to a “once-in-a-lifetime chance” to get a share of the Agritech Centres for Agricultural Innovation funding totalling £90m, but with the…
It’s Friday 13th in a week’s time, but hopefully matters will be no worse than they have been today.It was another very difficult day for sellers…
A new analysis of the 2014 festive market has identified fresh pork as the only meat category to show a fall in volume purchases, according to…
Tesco is to be investigated by the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) concerning its relations with suppliers, focusing on possible payment delays and the role of payments…
Livestock-associated MRSA has been identified in two piglets in eastern England by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), according to the National Pig Association (NPA).…
A substantial increase in global funding needs to be invested in drug research to address the challenge of antimicrobial resistance, according to the first recommendations of…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has challenged the next government to commit to taking action on animal welfare and disease prevention, including making sure the UK…