European farmers need to be given access to all available technological advancements, including livestock genetic enhancement, says Copa-Cogeca, who represent farmers and farm cooperatives in Europe.…
Month: May 2016
AHDB Pork has announced the dates and venues for a new series of regional forums with an encouragement for all pig producers and allied industry members…
East Riding Farm Services has announced the appointment of Andy Mayfield as the company’s sales manager. Andy studied agriculture at Askham Bryan College, near York, and…
Sainsbury’s has reported a 13.8% fall in annual profits alongside a warning that the market in which it operates is competitive and will remain so for…
The development of an improved information exchange between livestock producers and pigmeat processors is making good progress, with farmers being promised the future delivery of “more…
EU pork exporters have been the “major beneficiaries” of a growth in demand from Japan, securing a 40% year-on-year trade increase to the country in the…
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) will shortly be unveiling details of a new marketing and PR campaign to promote Specially Selected Pork (SSP), timing the announcement to…
AHDB chairman, Sir Peter Kendall, and UKIP MEP, Stuart Agnew, are set to lead a Brexit debate at next week’s British Pig & Poultry Fair. “The…
An antibiotic stewardship programme is being launched by the National Pig Association (NPA) to achieve “minimum use of antibiotics, consistent with responsible human and food-animal medicine”.…
The results of a Europe-wide survey of pig castration attitudes and methods has confirmed that the UK industry remains way ahead of most other countries. While…