Pig market ‘functioning as normal’ amid coronavirus lockdown
The pig market has continued to function as normal, while most of the country has…
Author Alistair Driver
Alistair Driver
Editor of LBM titles Pig World and Farm Business and group editor of Agronomist and Arable Farmer. National Pig Association's webmaster. Previously political editor at Farmers Guardian for many years and also worked Farmers Weekly. Occasional farming media pundit. Brought up on a Leicestershire farm, now work from a shed in the garden in Oxfordshire. Big fan of Leicester City and Leicester Tigers. Occasional cricketer.
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Andrew Knowles appointed CEO of Fram Farmers
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PIC pays tribute to Hanneke Feitsma, who has died at the age of 59
With great sadness, Genus and PIC have announced that Hanneke Feitsma, PIC’s Global Gene Transfer…
24,000 pigs to culled as African swine fever found on farm in western Poland
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Pork processors on recruitment drive to help meet growing retail demand
Leading UK pork processors are embarking on a major recruitment drive to help meet the increased…