Signs were emerging for the first time for many months on Friday that pigmeat demand may soon match or even exceed supply, writes Peter Crichton, with…
Month: May 2015
Vets are trusted to a massive extent by the British public with the results of a new opinion poll placing the profession higher in the trust…
New on-farm trials have shown that the design and insulating properties of the Con-Tented Ark keeps sows cooler in the summer and warmer in winter, according…
A £3m food innovation centre has been officially opened in Northern Ireland (NI) in the latest move to boost the development of the country’s argi-food sector,…
Producers will have to answer some extra questions from Monday, May 25, to comply with new EU rules regarding country of origin labelling, according to BPEX.…
EU pork exports during March were up 19% on a year earlier, reflecting both the size of the immediate hit taken by the industry due to…
Irish pig prices are “moving on” this week with both factories and dealers actively seeking pigs, according to the Irish Farmers Association (IFA). In what amounted…
The European Commission (EC) has published two reports on an extension of country of origin labelling, reaching the conclusion that the benefits from new mandatory labelling…
Auctioneer Peter Crichton reports a good turnout of buyers at last Saturday’s sale of indoor pig equipment and farm machinery for Eastern Pig Contractors, held at…
Latest figures from the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, showing that in March 2015 the country’s sow herd numbered 40.4m, a decline of 15% on the year,…