Scotland’s major retailers, some of them at least, have been warned that they “must go further” to support the Scottish pig sector through troubled times. The…
Month: February 2016
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has slammed some of the country’s processors for dropping their prices to pig producers by 4c/kg (3p/kg). The Association’s national pigs…
New measures to prevent and halt outbreaks of animal diseases such as African swine fever (AFS) or avian flu have secured the approval of the agriculture…
New documents have been published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) setting out how the organisation will use science, evidence and information to deliver food “we…
EU pork exports grew by 11% in 2015, year-on-year, despite the continued impact of the Russian ban which has been in place since early 2014, according…
The UK government’s new 25-year plan for food and farming will detail how it plans to attract even more skilled people to the industry, build the…
Staffordshire-based ARM Buildings has named Mark Hodgkinson as one of its contracts managers. Previously senior site foreman, with over 30 years’ experience, the company says Mark…
Fresh pork is struggling to attract retail demand despite reducing price levels in recent years, reflecting a new sales pattern which started to develop in mid-2014…
Uncertainty in global markets, driven by a slowdown in growth in China, while worrying at first sight, could present opportunities for the UK pig industry, according…
Livestock farmers are still facing a challenge to achieve positive margins, despite falling input costs, with the year-on-year shortfall in prices being “most marked” in the…