Red Tractor pork standards are changing this autumn, with most of the key changes coming in from October 1. Here is a summary of what you need…
Month: September 2017
Members of a stockperson training group have taken their studies overseas to learn more about global livestock industries at a major agricultural show in France. Participants…
Eight young farmers have landed starring roles representing British farming in one of the most popular historic civic pageants in the world. The 802nd Lord Mayor’s…
Following the volatility of recent years, 2017 has seen prime pig prices return to a more normal seasonal pattern, according to Iain Macdonald, Senior Economics Analyst…
AHDB has just published its latest Brexit report, outlining UK prospects for meat and dairy products in the global marketplace. Of the individual meats, pig meat…
The NFU welcomes the Prime Minister’s support of the NFU’s Back British Farming Day and her recognition of farming’s importance to the nation, in Prime Ministers…
A new £200 million export deal with China, announced in August, represents another chapter in the success story of UK pork exports. The deal approves exports…
The Scottish Government has announced that it will consult on compulsory CCTV in following years of campaigning by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and Veterinary Public…
The NFU has welcomed commitments from Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove to publicly support the British farming sector on today’s Back British Farming Day (13…
Negotiations will continue on getting permission for more meat plants to export trotters to China, after three plants were granted permission last month. But it will…