A new pig producer is being sought to join the BPEX board to replace Richard Longthorp who is close to completing his second three-year term of…
Year: 2014
Tulip has unveiled joint plans with its owners, the Danish Crown Group, to invest £16m in its Cornish operation. The plan will see the Group make…
The latest crop production estimates issued by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) predict a record 2014 harvest in the US, although not by as much…
Market fundamentals are far more important than the weather when it comes to pig prices, according to a fresh analysis of the so-called “barbecue effect” by…
An EU/Canada summit is planned for September to mark the end of free trade negotiations according to the NFU’s latest Brussels in Brief report. With the…
The cost of livestock theft rose 25% across the UK in 2013, making it one on the worst years on record according to figures from a…
An international symposium on recent advances in food animal welfare during transport, marketing and slaughter is to be held in Zagreb, Croatia, next year. Organised by…
The majority of pig producers will be using precision feeding 10 years from now according to a leading Canadian research scientist. The economic benefits of precision…
Fears of a pork price slump because of the latest Russian import ban, reported today (August 11) by the BBC, have little basis in fact, writes…
Staff at the Morrisons’ abattoirs in Colne and Spalding, both of which handle British pork, have achieved the Welfare of Animals at the Time Of Killing…