The Red Tractor scheme is seeking to appoint a new chairman to replace David Gregory who will be standing down later this year having completed the…
Year: 2015
An investigation of the genetics of Porcine Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRS) is included a new £6 million funding allocation announced by the Animal Health Research Club…
Research results from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) show that environmental stress, related to such factors as high temperatures or crowding, can cause Porcine CircoVirus Associated…
An online consultation on how science and innovation can help the EU to ensure the safe, nutritious, sufficient and sustainable supply of food globally has been…
Global meat prices fell again in March, with lower pigmeat and poultry values driving a downward trend which is now into its eighth month, according to…
It was a relatively quiet day as far as buyers and sellers of spot and contract bacon pigs were concerned, with the SPP marginally lower, easing…
A new set of robust rules for lorry washing at abattoirs will be announced later this month by the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) as part…
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has told members that their votes on May 7 could play a crucial part in deciding the next government, given that…
Cranswick plc finished its 2014/15 financial year with a strong final quarter, the company has announced. Underlying sales volumes were 4% ahead of the corresponding quarter…
A 7% decline in average retail prices coupled with a 4% fall in the amount of pork purchased resulted in consumer spending falling by 12% in…