Pork exports from the US fell by 15% year on year in the first quarter of 2015 while Canadian exports in the same period recorded a…
Month: May 2015
A scholarship scheme offering an opportunity for individuals to pursue a short term project focusing on livestock health and welfare and the agricultural industry has been…
Northern Ireland (NI) agriculture minister, Michelle O’Neill, has called for cooperation on an All-Ireland basis to address producer concerns following the introduction of new EU regulations…
Irish pig producers simply cannot continue to operate at current margins says the chairman of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) pigs committee, Pat O’Flaherty. Warning that…
UK pork imports in March rose by 3% compared to March 2014, although bacon and sausage imports were both lower than last year, according to BPEX.…
JSR Genetics is to be become the exclusive distributor of Topigs Norsvin genetics in GB with the AI activities of AIM UK in GB being integrated…
The joint declaration on pig welfare in Europe, signed in Copenhagen last month, will be accorded “thorough analysis” by the European Commission (EC) over the next…
Pig producers in Wales are being given the opportunity to have their own profile page on a new website being launched by the Welsh meat promotion…
World pigmeat production is anticipated to grow by 1.9% to 119.4 million tonnes in 2015, aided by lower feed costs, according to the Food and Agriculture…
A free conference focusing on meat supply chain issues, including a discussion of the EU draft legislation for food chain information (FCI) in relation to pigmeat,…