A major African Swine Fever (ASF) case, involving 700 pigs, has been reported by the Ukrainian state veterinary service. According to details posted on an official…
Month: June 2016
The arrival of accelerators in the past two years is interesting. They’re fed to young pigs from the neonate onwards to the immediate post-weaning stage. Years…
Amazon has moved into the fresh food delivery market today with the launch of AmazonFresh to customers in 69 central and east London postcodes. The company…
Dutch pig farmers are being invited to help devise their industry’s research and development future, with the aim of ensuring the country’s pig sector secures a…
A range of new measures to ease the pressure on Europe’s farmers has been put forward by the European Parliament’s centre-right EPP Group of MEPs, calling…
The acquisition of SPF-Danmark by Danish Crown has been approved by the European Commission (EC) under its EU merger regulation, with the conclusion that the move…
Sainsbury’s has reported a “solid start to the year” despite suffering a 0.8% reduction in like-for-like retail sales in the 12 weeks to June 4, a…
The European Commission (EC) has been urged to come up with improved proposals to combat unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, particularly addressing “fear…
Europe’s veterinary organisations want coccidiostats to be placed under “veterinary prescription” in a bid to extend the useful life of products, for the immediate future, while…
Pig World’s “Win an iPad Mini” competition, which was running throughout this year’s Pig Fair, has been won by Patrick Twigger who farms near Frome in…