Unpicking the UK’s food levies to accommodate the Scottish Government’s pressure for fully devolved control over all money raised on farm produce from Scotland was described…
Month: June 2015
Britain’s livestock industries are to work together to ensure the successful implementation of the Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) collection and communication of inspection results (CCIR), with…
The pig-housing company, ARM Buildings, has named Paul Marland (pictured) as its new UK sales manager. Having joined the company in 2001, Mr Marland’s appointment is…
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) re-brand was formally launched at today’s Cereals event along with a “proposed” fresh way of working for the new-look…
BBQ smoked chilli pulled pork is included in a range of key new products launched by Sainsbury’s in the face of a continuing battle to arrest…
An industry study into how much rodent damage costs farming businesses, especially in relation to stored farm machinery, is being launched at Cereals 2015, which is…
Irish market competition for pigs is “heating up” according to the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), with trade reports suggesting that most processors are paying a little…
Liquid feed fat supplier, Adams and Green, says that testing for undesirable substances in the final blend, rather than just testing the incoming raw materials, is…
Rising feed costs are placing the industry in a vulnerable position, with the prospect of “substantial losses” being suffered if costs increase to anything like the…
Changes in the “clinical form” of swine flu, which have taken place over the last few years, are to be discussed by an international gathering of…