Disagreement concerning the future strategy for Tulip UK has resulted in the resignation of Danish Crown’s group executive vice president Flemming N Enevoldsen, the man responsible…
Month: April 2016
European farmers and agri-cooperatives are developing “new initiatives” to encourage healthy eating habits at an early age and to bring consumers back in touch with nature.…
The reproductive performance of UK breeding herds has improved significantly in recent years. Statistics show that indoor breeding herds are now weaning 25.78 pigs per sow…
It’s often said that the pig sector has a lot to learn from those involved in poultry production, and one area where this is particularly true…
February 2016 recorded a year-on-year improvement in UK sales of fresh/frozen pork but also served to highlight the continuing loss of value for the sector, according…
A series of videos, including one dealing with pork, has been created by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to educate Scottish families about the role of Scotch…
Urgent action to prevent an exchange of offers on a new trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur countries of South America has been called…
Urgent reassurance is needed concerning the government’s decision to revoke its farm animal welfare codes says the British Veterinary Association (BVA). Commenting on Defra’s decision to…
Polish pork significantly increased its prominence as a traded product within the EU in 2015, continuing a change of marketing patterns following the country’s problems with…
The UK’s farming unions are to press for more rapid progress to secure an involvement by the European Investment Bank (EIB) in agriculture, a measure which…