A new online tool to support farmers in making “informed choices” has been launched by the European Commission (EC), including a 16-page unit covering pigmeat. Called…
Year: 2015
The UK pigmeat market is hugely under-provided with domestically produced loins and legs and massively over-provided with heads, tails and trotters, a carcase balance issue which…
New tools and advice to help farmers protect stock from TB, including guidance in relation to pigs, have been unveiled by the government as part of…
Rattlerow Farms’ new sales development manager is Steve Dunstan, replacing David Arrand who will retire at the end of this year after 23 years with the…
It was Friday the 13th in every sense, and unlucky for pig farmers in general, with the SPP continuing to slide losing a further 0.86p to…
The Scottish Government has launched a six-week consultation on whether or not Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) should be classed as a notifiable disease in Scotland. Scotland’s…
An industry-led assessment of how the UK’s pig and poultry sectors are dealing with antibiotics and what monitoring and measuring steps may be needed in the…
Irish pig farmers have been given more time to apply for funding under a government programme which has made €17m (£12m) available to assist the growth…
A new guidance document on the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals has been launched the European Platform for the Responsible Use of Medicines in Animals…
A selection of photographs from the 2015 National Pig Awards, including the winners’ presentations and general shots from the evening, are available to buy online now…