Expectations of a recovery in the EU pigmeat market in the short-term may be “premature” says AHDB Pork, basing its views on new figures shared during…
Month: March 2016
A continuing upward trend of disease in UK pigs due to Escherichia coli (E.coli) is highlighted in the latest quarterly report on emerging disease threats, published…
The “exceptional measures” agreed by EU farm ministers yesterday to help alleviate market pressures on producers have been welcomed by Copa-Cogeca as a “move forward” but…
Sainsbury’s has reported its first rise in like-for-like first-quarter sales in over two years, prompting the group’s chief executive, Mike Coupe, to describe the result as…
An additional package of “exceptional measures” to support EU farmers, including the “consideration” of a new private storage aid scheme for pigmeat, has been announced by…
The UK’s four farming union presidents are due to meet the UK’s four farming ministers in Brussels today ahead of what industry leaders across Europe are…
The emergence of a mixed picture on physical performance for the GB pig herd in 2015 “suggests that many producers can do more to make improvements”,…
A series of pig stockperson training courses is being provided, free of charge, by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). The courses, due to be held in Perth,…
It is amazing what a difference a few rays of sunshine can make to one’s outlook on life and the pig industry in particular, and after…
MEPs, voting in the European Parliament (EP) yesterday, have toughened their stance against the use of antibiotics in farming, calling for a raft of measures to…