Are you ready for GDPR?
As you will undoubtedly have noticed new rules covering how businesses use data come into force…
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.
Animal transport rule changes must be based on science, rather than emotion – NPA
The NPA has stressed that any changes made to regulations governing animal transport must be based…
Workers sacked after footage shows mistreatment of pigs
Four workers have been sacked after secretly taken footage shown on Sky News today showed…
UK organic pig numbers almost doubled in 2017
The UK’s organic pig herd nearly doubled in 2017, new figures from Defra show. The…
Innovative 3D scanner wins Pig World New Product Award
An innovative 3D scanner designed by a pig farmer to weigh finishing pigs has won…
UK pig industry halves antibiotic usage in two years
New figures released today show antibiotic usage in the UK pig sector dropped by 28% in…
All set for the 2018 British Pig & Poultry Fair
More than 10,000 farmers and industry professionals will be heading to Warwickshire this week to…
Industry bodies calls for MLCSL sale to be put on hold
A number of industry bodies, including the NPA, have joined forces in expressing concern over the planned sale…
Lords report exposes Government contradictions over post-Brexit food trade
A Parliamentary committee has warned that new EU trade barriers threaten to disrupt supplies and…
UK supplier gains first pan-European UKAS accredited welfare standard for pigs
UK-based continental meats supplier Winterbotham Darby has become the first company to gain accreditation for…