May clean pig slaughterings in the UK totalled 751,300 head, according to the lastest figures from BPEX. This was nearly 3% higher than in the same…
Year: 2014
BPEX could dip into its cash reserves to help fight an outbreak of PEDv if it was to reach England’s shores, according to the organisation’s chairman…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has reassured parliamentarians that veterinary surgeons are committed to playing their part in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). BVA past…
Copa-Cogeca, the organisation that represents farming unions and co-ops across Europe, has released new cereal harvest estimates for the 2014/15 marketing year in the EU’s 28…
Harbro has announced the appointment of John Craig to the position of operations director.Mr Craig will join the company on August 4 from the red meat…
Rather like the performance of the England World Cup team, demand was slightly underwhelming today, reflected by easier spot quotes with most contract prices with a…
More than 1,000 lots will be offered when Peter Crichton disperses the outdoor pig equipment from Teffont Magna Pigs at Ox Drove, Bowerchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire (SP5…
BPEX is to investigate whether it will be allowed to set up a fighting fund to combat PEDv, according to a report in the National Pig…
We could be feeding insects and algae to pigs by 2020, according to Mick Hazzledine of Premier Nutrition who’ll present some alternative feed ingredients – also…
New figures from HMRC show a 6% year-on-year increase in UK pork imports in April to 29,200 tonnes. Supplies were up from the majority of key…