I have to say that the past few weeks have been fantastic in terms of the media coverage that we’ve been able to attract, especially from…
Month: March 2016
We often look to The Continent for hints and tips on how to increase the efficiency of UK pig production, but AHDB Pork’s recent webinar, Coping…
The prospect of being able to raise pigs that have a high level of resistance to African swine fever (ASF) and/or PRRSv is getting closer, thanks…
Most pig breeders in post Soviet Union states have had to face very negative market conditions with extremely low purchasing prices. Where efficiency of businesses has…
The pigmeat processor Tulip has begun a period of collective consultation with employees over plans to halve production levels at its site in Bromborough, on the…
Plans to help French pig farmers “reconquer markets currently supplied by imports” are on target for an April 1, 2016, launch, report the French and German…
A new “pig industry in crisis” report has been issued today by AHDB Pork, along with the warning that “much of the findings make for grim…
Defra has been challenged today to ensure that the ban on sow stalls is enforced across all EU countries, putting an end to any remaining non-compliance…
The recent reopening of South Africa (SA) to certain items of US pork is being viewed by American producers as a welcome first step towards gaining…
Irish pig farmers are keeping the pressure on the country’s processors with protests over both low producer prices and the sourcing of imported pigmeat. Irish Farmers’…