Suppliers confident of fulfilling contracts despite severe straw shortage
The combination of a poor 2017 harvest and increased demand from straw-burning power stations is behind…
Monthly Archives: February, 2018
NPA election results – who made it onto PG and AIG?
A number of new faces have been elected to sit on the NPA two representative bodies.…
NPA welcomes Gove public goods agenda
Michael Gove’s reform of England’s farm support system will provide opportunities for the pig sector,…
Pigs go back to school
A litter of pigs is being allowed back into a Hampshire school after much controversy…
Formaldehyde banned in feed
Formaldehyde has been banned as a feed additive in the EU from today. The product…
New Zoetis vaccine provides immunity against PRRS around weaning
Following the European launch a few weeks ago, Zoetis UK has launched its new PRRS…
Gove sets out plans for public goods agricultural support system
Michael Gove has set out plans to redirect money from the current direct payment support…
Minette Batters calls on Government to put ‘Team Agriculture’ at heart of Brexit policy
New NFU president Minette Batters has called on the Government to put farming at the…
Farming Today shines spotlight on pigs all week
BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today programme is being broadcast from a pig farm in East…
Little by little
As the song title suggests, prices are starting to show slightly firmer price trends with…