UK pig numbers on 1 December 2019 totalled 4.7m head, the largest it has been in 16 years, according to the latest livestock census from Defra.…
Month: March 2020
Ladies in Pigs (LIPs) are making their learning resources available on social media and their website during the coronavirus lockdown, replacing the regular visits to schools.…
Andrew Knowles, a well known figure in the pig sector, has been appointed CEO of Suffolk-based farming cooperative Fram Farmers. Mr Knowles, who is currently pig…
Veterinary practices will remain open only for emergency care and to maintain food supply chain, following the latest measures introduced announced by Boris Johnson to halt…
The AHDB has published two new Country Focus reports outlining information on the Vietnamese and Canadian pork marketplaces. The latest Country Focus report on Vietnam shows that the EU…
With great sadness, Genus and PIC have announced that Hanneke Feitsma, PIC’s Global Gene Transfer Center (GTC) Quality Assurance Manager, has passed away at the age…
A new Pork Yield Guide has been produced by AHDB to help the English pork industry maximise carcase value and minimise wastage, and is designed to give people working…
In a worrying development, African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed on a large farm in western Poland, the first time the virus has been found…
Leading UK pork processors are embarking on a major recruitment drive to help meet the increased demand for food from supermarkets and to fill any gaps that…
Scotland’s leading farming, fishing, food and drink organisations have released a joint statement calling on the Scottish Government to provide greater clarity to Scotland’s 32 local…