Multiple issues in pork plants continue to hamper industry
Pork plants continued to suffer multiple issues last week, resulting in another ‘shoddy processing week’,…
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.
NPA highlights ‘ridiculous bureaucracy’ bringing pork exports to a standstill across the media
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Industry legends stand down from NPA ruling body as strong field of candidates contests elections
The NPA will elect a new chairman in March, after Richard Lister, who has held…
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UK pork processors are experiencing significant issues in exporting products to the EU, which has…
NPA reveals full list of Pig Industry Group election candidates
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NPA calls for producers’ help to avoid Trichinella testing requirement
Pig producers sending finished pigs to abattoirs are being urged to ensure they demonstrate their…
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Ladies in Pigs celebrate three decades of promoting British pork with rebrand
Ladies in Pigs (LIPs), who have been tirelessly promoting British pork for nearly three decades,…
Delays at Calais hit pork exports as new Brexit controls start to bite
Delays in checking products at Calais are already causing problems for pork exports, according to the…
EU Exit – update on the big issues for the pig sector
The start of 2021 heralded a new era as the UK formally departed the EU…