The National Farmers Union (NFU) has said that it is “saddened” by the resignation of Stuart Roberts as an AHDB board member and sector chairman, adding…
Month: August 2015
A new European strategy to combat African Swine Fever (ASF) is being sought by Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland, backed by an increase in EU funding…
Britain’s retail sector continues to show “sluggish growth” with an increase in sales of just 0.9% compared to one year ago, according to the latest figures…
Average EU pig prices have remained relatively stable since the beginning of March this year, with the price gap between UK and EU prices staying “very…
Of course performance matters, but I feel there’s too much emphasis on it these days, writes John Gadd. This comes mainly from commercial companies that extol…
Eight firms, including four newcomers, have committed to this year’s pig industry scholarship scheme, run by AHDB Pork and Harper Adams. The scheme, which is now…
A Danish Crown trial designed to keep pigs antibiotic-free from birth to slaughter is proving successful, to a significant degree, but is also throwing up some…
Consumers’ unwillingness to accept rapid increases in the price of food has been highlighted by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) as a challenging issue for producers and…
The Northern Ireland government’s decision to retain the country’s veterinary diagnostic unit in Omagh, Co Tyrone, has been welcomed by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) as…
Although demand remains relatively firm, once again there were no fireworks today with the SPP virtually unchanged at 132.57p and spot quotes at generally similar levels…