A new DNA pigmeat testing push is planned by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) to ensure the country’s consumers are getting what they pay for and…
Month: November 2016
BBC Farming Today’s week-long look at the British pig industry turned to the industry’s future export potential this morning, based on an interview with AHDB’s head…
Early retirement due to fears over Brexit is being considered by 20% of Scottish farmers according to a survey carried out by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).…
Constructive and robust discussions over Britain’s post-Brexit position on farming have taken place between NFU President, Meurig Raymond, and Defra Secretary, Andrea Leadsom. In addition, a…
Animal feed developers who think they have a “breakthrough innovation” which just cannot wait, have been invited by the global feed firm, Nutreco, to take advantage…
This morning’s pig sector focus from the BBC’s Farming Today programme was centred on the recently announced £7m investment in new pig research facilities at the…
The pig herd in Northern Ireland (NI) has shown slightly more growth than anticipated, based on the final results of the NI June Agricultural Census, according…
Lancashire agri-business graduate, Tom Barlow, has won the 2016 Nick Bird Award at Harper Adams University. Set up by Reading-based Farmex in recognition of the work…
The BBC’s Farming Today programme is taking a week-long look at the British pig industry, kicking off this morning with an extended interview with Pig World…
A new user guide showing producers how to upload information onto the eMB-Pigs database has been published by AHDB Pork. The guide can already be accessed…