The recent NPA elections saw Richard Longthorp stand down as the association’s chairman and Howard Revell leave the same position on the organisation’s Producer Group. Pig…
Month: April 2015
The animal management team at Berkshire College of Agriculture (BCA) is set to play a part in the future survival and development of the Berkshire, the…
Red Tractor Assurance (RTA) has launched a massive barbecue-based promotional campaign, placing prominent labels on pre-packed barbecue meat ranges in most of the major retailers from…
UK pigmeat supplies are forecast to carry on rising by around 3% year-on-year, indicating that prices will remain “under pressure” unless market demand also increases, according…
Northern Ireland (NI) farm minister, Michelle O’Neill, says today’s inspection by the Chinese Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) of NI pork processing plants, with a view…
ACMC, the pig breeding and genetic company, has gone into administration. Based at Driffield, East Yorkshire, the company has appointed administrators Begbies Traynor, whose representatives were…
The National Pig Association (NPA) is urging the public not to follow the current trend of keeping micro-pigs as fashion accessories, as such action could lead…
Researchers at Ghent University in Belgium have developed online scoring tools to help assess biosecurity weaknesses on pig and poultry farms. Initially developed for use as…
Brussels is expected to adopt new medicated feed regulations in August and it won’t just be compounders who’re affected – home mill-mixers will face new controls…
Irish pig farming leaders have called for “immediate action” to be taken by the country’s Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, to address the current income crisis…