Secretary of state for agriculture, Liz Truss, has been challenged to deliver “urgent clarity” on whether or not the UK Government will go ahead with the…
Month: October 2015
It’s been difficult to find too many positives as far as the pig market is concerned, with the SPP dropping to its lowest level since being…
A more innovative approach to pork needs to be taken if the product is to compete as a “meal solution” against other meats, according to a…
The European Commission (EC) will act “at the right time” in relation to pigmeat issues, including the introduction of the already-announced private storage scheme for the…
EU pork exporters could find it “harder” to compete for business in Japan and Australia once the newly signed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal is ratified…
Farmers and vets from across Europe have been invited to take part in a major international conference on the “significant global animal and human health threat”…
Lobbying by the National Farmers Union (NFU) to prevent a major financial EU directive threatening farmers’ ability to use the futures market, appears to be paying…
The National Pig Association (NPA) has alerted producers to the ongoing Government consultation relating to cases of bovine TB in non-bovine farmed animals, stating that the…
A typical basket of food from Tesco is now 3% cheaper than it was a year ago according to the supermarket’s chief executive, Dave Lewis, who…
The new head of industry development at Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is Douglas Bell, who joins the promotion and marketing body after leading the farm policy…