Going about as I do, talking to producers, their eyes tend to glaze over when I mention some of the new concepts in our industry such…
Month: April 2016
The National Pig Association (NPA) is encouraging its members to invite non-farming acquaintances to look round their farms, taking on the role of “critical friends” and…
The economic value of pigmeat exports, alongside an explanation of how consumer demands differ between countries, is featured in a new video on the AHDB Pork…
The opportunity for farmers to average profits for Income Tax purposes over five years, instead of the previous two years, came into force on April 6,…
Cranswick has reported that sales in the quarter to the year ended March 31, 2016, were 12% higher than the previous year. Underlying sales (excluding the…
The second part of AHDB Pork’s Pulled Pork campaign got underway today (Wednesday) with six TV adverts scheduled to run on ITV – including one during…
The task of developing pig industry-led guidance on animal welfare which is more “farmer-friendly” than in the past is about to be put to the test…
The pig industry is under tremendous pressure at the moment, but there are opportunities ahead, as visitors to the British Pig & Poultry Fair will discover.…
Pig prices continue to remain high in China, despite the country’s economic downturn, with little sign of any slowing in demand for imported pork, according to…
Newly proposed action steps to combat antibiotic resistance (AMR), produced in the US by President Barak Obama’s administration, have already drawn a welcome from the country’s…