Zoonotic infections threaten us like never before, world-leading expert Professor Tom Solomon will tell next month’s British Veterinary Association (BVA) members’ day gathering in Edinburgh. Director…
Year: 2015
China’s currency and stock market crisis has the potential to affect the global market for soya, given that the country currently accounts for around two-thirds of…
The significant disease charter, launched in June this year by AHDB Pork, now covers 40,000 sows, an initial sign-up which is seen as a “good start”…
A £623 million Rural Development Programme (RDP) has been approved by the European Commission (EC) for the industry in Northern Ireland, creating fresh opportunities for improving…
Increased pigmeat production in Germany in the first half of 2015 has resulted in the country exporting more and importing less, with UK suppliers suffering lost…
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) says its pig producing members are “disillusioned” with the current low prices on the domestic market and that supermarkets need to…
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has said that it is “saddened” by the resignation of Stuart Roberts as an AHDB board member and sector chairman, adding…
A new European strategy to combat African Swine Fever (ASF) is being sought by Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland, backed by an increase in EU funding…
Britain’s retail sector continues to show “sluggish growth” with an increase in sales of just 0.9% compared to one year ago, according to the latest figures…
Average EU pig prices have remained relatively stable since the beginning of March this year, with the price gap between UK and EU prices staying “very…