Levy rates, used to finance the work of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) are to remain unchanged – 85p/pig for producers and 20p/pig for…
Month: March 2015
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is warning that the low level of current EU pig prices could spark “another exodus” from the sector. IFA pigs committee…
The National Office for Animal Health (Noah) appears to have a problem with livestock vaccines, which is odd given that the organisation is a lobbying body…
Future market growth prospects for the so-called “hard discounter” supermarkets Aldi and Lidl remain very much open to debate, according to a fresh analysis carried out…
The Yorkshire-based Garth Pig Practice has joined the national Westpoint Group in a move which both parties say will expand resources and expertise to the benefit…
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has applauded the government for recognising the “strong desire” of the British public to buy British food and the need to…
The need to ensure “adequate” UK border resources are in place to keep foot and mouth and other exotic diseases out of the country, is one…
The planned merger of Danish Crown and Tican, Denmark’s two cooperative slaughterhouse companies, has secured the support of producer members by an “overwhelming majority”. Following a Tican…
The new chair of BPEX, Meryl Ward, has told National Pig Association (NPA) members to “batter down my door” if they believe she’s not doing what…
The majority of consumers put price as the key driver when buying food, new research from the National Office of Animal Health (Noah) has found.The study,…