Global feed and food industry leaders, meeting in Turkey this week, have sought to address the critical issues facing the agri-food chain with the ultimate goal…
Month: April 2016
Reports that “booming demand” from China is reducing the availability of pork for import by other markets in Asia appears to be supported by the latest…
The European Parliament’s younger members, those aged under 40, are set to meet in Brussels next week to debate the environmental sustainability of livestock production. Organised…
The animal nutrition company, Devenish, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of the growth and commercial success of its international division. Devenish…
An electronic medicine book for pigs (eMB-Pigs) has been launched for all UK pig producers to help collect accurate on-farm antibiotic usage data. The move is…
The first World Animal Vaccination Day, which is being held today, is being used to highlight the importance of vaccination as an “essential” route towards improving…
The recently confirmed opening of the Mexican market to fresh pigmeat from Spain is being seen by the European Commission (EC) as the first step in…
Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Limited (MLCSL) has appointed Wm Morrison’s former agricultural manager, Andrew Loftus, as an independent board member. Coming from a livestock breeding…
Global pigmeat production is forecast to decrease by 1% on the year, reducing the total output to 109.3 million tonnes in 2016, according to AHDB Pork.…
AHDB Pork’s Achieve Lazy pulled pork campaign is set for a marketing competition face-off with Carlsberg and Marks & Spencer after being shortlisted in the same…