Six new research partnerships have been created under a UK-China initiative to examine ways of tackling the rise of anti-microbial resistance (AMR). Backed by a £4.5m…
Month: August 2016
Investments in renewable energy production are still offering opportunities to farming businesses, large and small, says the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV). “For farmers looking…
New retail figures for July indicate that consumers are taking a more “business as usual” attitude to spending following the EU referendum than many market analysts…
Denmark’s pig breeding herd is continuing to shrink, according to provisional figures from the July 1 pig census, says AHDB Pork. The latest report shows the…
UK farmers should be preparing for a possible reduction in direct support as the country moves towards its post-Brexit future, according to the latest analysis by…
The National Pig Association (NPA) has taken part in discussions with nine other UK livestock industry organisations to devise a post-Brexit policy for agriculture. The NPA…
EU sow prices are showing signs of recovering after a period of stability at the beginning of the year, with German, Dutch, French and Danish prices all…
News that in some cases imported pigmeat is now worth more than the UK product is a further indication of how the global shortage of pigs…
UK and EU pig prices could be set to break with history and avoid an autumn price slide this year says Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) economist,…
Spain now has the largest pig herd in Europe and a pork export trade which continues to grow strongly, according to a new country analysis by…