US pig producers are feeling the “struggle” of low prices, suggesting that production towards the end of 2016 and into 2017 could reduce, according to AHDB…
Month: March 2016
The European Union’s new Animal Health Law, which comes into force on April 20, paves the way for a more efficient system to combat transmissible animal…
Tesco’s shift to fictional farm brands, already heavily criticised by farmers, has been described by NFU Scotland president, Allan Bowie, as “disrespectful” and a move that…
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is planning to make changes to the structure and operation of its Scientific Advisory Committees (SACs), including the one which deals…
The results of feeding insect protein to pigs, poultry and fish will be revealed later this month during the final conference of the European Commission-funded PROteINSECT…
The Scottish government’s newly-published animal health and welfare 2016-2021 strategy for the livestock industry identifies five key themes that need to be addressed and 12 action…
Food supply chain members need to recognise the impact that the new National Living Wage (NLW) will have on farming says NFU Scotland, arguing that any…
UK pork exporters will be given a prominent place within the AHDB Exports pavilion at next month’s massive SIAL China international trade event in Shanghai. “We…
EU consumers ate 40.9kg of pigmeat on average in 2015, more than in each of the previous three years, according to AHDB Pork. After declining between…
The RSPCA has outlined its “free farrowing” hopes for the future of British pig farming with the aim of encouraging more commercial pig breeders to move…