Red Tractor Assurance (RTA) is urging retailers to take part of its “biggest ever” on-pack promotional campaign later this year. Due to spread over seven weeks…
Month: August 2015
An alert to farmers and vets to be vigilant concerning possible outbreaks of septicaemia in piglets due Klebsiella pneumonia (Kpp) is contained in the latest pig…
Industry views are being sought on the newly launched contingency plan for the control and elimination of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) which has been drawn…
Meryl Ward, who was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s 2013 Birthday Honours List for her work on…
Europe’s farm leaders have delivered a “go it alone” ultimatum to the European Commission (EC) concerning the need to resolve pigmeat export issues with Russia. Following…
The planning and management of wild boar numbers in the Forest of Dean is being exposed to an increased level of public scrutiny following a “landmark ruling”…
The economic crisis in Greece is having a sharp impact on pigmeat prices, both within the country itself and, it appears, in the Netherlands, its major…
The eventual winners of the National Pig Awards will be exceptional individuals as the competition is looking very strong! There have been in excess of 60…
Pig farmers, even after all these years, never cease to amaze me. They’re so dedicated; so forward looking; so totally involved and seem to cope with…
This is supposed to be the quiet period of the year for the NPA, when MPs and MEPs head back to their constituencies, Brussels takes the…