A steady stream of reaction statements have been issued today by industry and political organisations following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union. Following is…
Month: June 2016
A “food crime confidential” reporting facility has been launched today by the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU), enabling anyone with a food crime suspicion to report…
Scotland’s new farm minister, Fergus Ewing, has pledged to continue the fight to secure a fairer share of the red meat levy for Scotland. Addressing today’s…
A 240-sow breeding and finishing unit which started off with a production level of 22 pigs/sow/annum was successfully transformed over a three-year period to an output…
Plans to establish a centre of veterinary excellence in Wales have won the backing of the Welsh Government, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and Aberystwyth University…
Pigmeat imports from Poland are steadily increasing their presence on the UK market, a trends which seems set to continue, according to AHDB Pork. “There has…
A £300,000 precision pig farming project, designed to improve the efficiency of UK pig production, has been launched by a consortium of farmers, vets, nutritionists, buildings…
The life science company, Bayer, has announced that its Rodilon range of rodenticides will be given new “stewardship phrase” product labels during July in line with…
The animal feed firm, Harbro, is seeking to raise £40,000 for charities over the next 12 months in celebration of its 40th year in business. Starting…
Evidence of a continued tightening of future pigmeat supplies shows through in the latest production and carcase weight figures from Defra, according to AHDB Pork. In…