Whatever next? Scientists have managed to produce beef cattle that are genetically modified to be resistant to tuberculosis. Does that mean there’ll no longer be a…
Year: 2015
The title of this month’s column doesn’t refer to the Grand National – or the Boat Race – but to the volatile nature of feed prices.…
I’m very pleased that I can start this month’s column with the news that Defra has launched two new grant schemes with items of interest to…
Auctioneer, Peter Crichton, has reported a successful dispersal sale at South Lynch Estates in Dorset, with buyers from throughout the south west combing to deliver a…
Applying for a permit in line with the Environment Agency’s environmental permitting process is being made easier for producers through the provision by BPEX of revised…
An “accelerator product” launched last year with the claim that it could “switch on lifetime performance in neonates” has won a major Spanish innovation award for…
Pigmeat consumption in the EU rose marginally last year to an estimated 40kg per person, climbing for the first in three years, according to a provisional…
Scotland’s farming leaders have welcomed the launch today of Food Standards Scotland (FSS) as a step which gives “greater focus” to food traceability, authenticity and labelling…
Pig producer confidence remains “under pressure” according to the results of the annual BPEX confidence survey. Carried out in January and February, drawing responses from 650…
Levy rates, used to finance the work of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) are to remain unchanged – 85p/pig for producers and 20p/pig for…