A new training module on pig production has been launched by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) in response to industry concerns over the small number of skilled…
Year: 2015
Karro Food Group has secured a £74m funding package to “support” its planned UK and international expansion strategy. Over the last two years, the group has “seen…
Catherine Sayer has been elected as Chair of NOAH (National Office of Animal Health), bringing a practical farm-based input to the organisation which celebrates its 30th…
Signs were emerging for the first time for many months on Friday that pigmeat demand may soon match or even exceed supply, writes Peter Crichton, with…
Vets are trusted to a massive extent by the British public with the results of a new opinion poll placing the profession higher in the trust…
New on-farm trials have shown that the design and insulating properties of the Con-Tented Ark keeps sows cooler in the summer and warmer in winter, according…
A £3m food innovation centre has been officially opened in Northern Ireland (NI) in the latest move to boost the development of the country’s argi-food sector,…
Producers will have to answer some extra questions from Monday, May 25, to comply with new EU rules regarding country of origin labelling, according to BPEX.…
EU pork exports during March were up 19% on a year earlier, reflecting both the size of the immediate hit taken by the industry due to…
Irish pig prices are “moving on” this week with both factories and dealers actively seeking pigs, according to the Irish Farmers Association (IFA). In what amounted…