Pig World has invited industry leaders to share their personal highs and lows from 2015, while also expressing a pig sector wish for 2016. Today’s Christmas…
Month: December 2015
Efforts to reduce on-farm levels of Salmonella have highlighted the importance of maintaining foot dips and dilution rates, effective manure management and the need to prevent…
Scotland’s food minister, Richard Lochhead, has urged the country’s consumers to support their local producers over the festive period, including Pitcaple pork, bacon and gammon as…
The Welsh Government and NHS Wales have launched a joint consultation seeking views on the priority actions needed to be taken in Wales to support the…
Resistance to colistin, a so-called antibiotic of last resort, has been found in both bacteria and pigs in the UK. Tests carried out by Public Health…
The UK pigmeat market has become much more demand-led in recent years with price trends moving away from previous seasonal patterns, according to AHDB Pork. A…
It’s important that the farming industry regularly discusses the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB), scrutinises its activities and helps pinpoint the challenges ahead says a…
A £10,000 charity target has been set by the buildings and pig equipment company, Quality Equipment, to mark its 50th anniversary year, with all funds going…
Pork processors exporting to the USA look set for “cost savings” following an agreement with the US department of agriculture (USDA) regarding trichinella testing, according to…
The EU’s GM food and feed authorisation procedure is “not working well” according to MEPs who have passed a “critical” vote in the European Parliament (EP)…