GB pig production costs were at their lowest for four years in the final quarter of 2014 according BPEX, who put the average cost for the…
Year: 2015
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has welcomed the planned EU introduction this week of private storage aid (PSA) for pigmeat, with the added warning that further…
The wide gap between spot and contract prices has narrowed significantly with the news that spot bacon buyers were prepared to pay in the region of…
Three new industry members have been elected to the National Pig Association (NPA) new Allied Industry Group, joining seven other existing members. The newcomers are Nick…
Five new people have been elected to the National Pig Association (NPA) producer group after a vote in which slightly over 50% of producer members took…
The British pig industry has made huge strides in professionalism but is being “sold short by Brussels” in some areas, National Pig Association (NPA) chairman Richard…
Farmers and vets will soon be able to access up-to-date veterinary medicines information on their smart phones, as the result of a new service being developed…
Copa-Cogeca has welcomed the opening of a pigmeat storage scheme by the European Commission (EC) as a “step in the right direction” but has also voiced…
British pig production is the most forward-looking in Europe, pig industry leaders will tell MEPs in Brussels on Thursday morning.A National Pig Association (NPA) team, headed…
Auctioneer Peter Crichton has announced the sale on Saturday, March 28, of outdoor equipment from South Lynch Estates, Dorset, who have kept outdoors pigs on the…