The question of the UK’s future ‘in or out’ of the EU is billed as one of the “hot topics” at this week’s annual National Farmers’…
Month: February 2016
Although the latest SPP dropped by another 0.53p and now stands at 112.89p/kg, spot bacon prices appear to have levelled out, with better numbers being absorbed,…
European farm commissioner, Phil Hogan, needs to get himself to Russia to put an end to the country’s damaging ban on EU farm produce imports, a…
A consumer-backed hope that Government and regulators will play a “more visible role in the future of food” is one of the key findings to emerge…
The use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted, according to the European Parliament’s environment and public health committee. In a vote on Wednesday this week,…
European animal feed sector leaders want to be able to move innovative products and technologies faster onto the market than is currently possible and are hoping…
A strict culling policy, involving the removal of non-productive sows, has been highlighted as a crucial part of “coping with low prices” by Teagasc’s pig development…
A new report from the European Food Safety Authority (efsa) includes the suggestion that the reduced use of antimicrobials in animals is having a beneficial effect…
The percentage of the retail pork price received by UK producers reached a 10-year low in January, according to AHDB Pork. Although farmgate pig prices were…
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has increased its focus on quality assurance with the appointment of animal science graduate, Jill Hunter, to the new role of assurance…