The Government is committed to the implementation of Lord O’Neill’s Review on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), which was published in May this year, drawing widespread responses from…
Month: September 2016
Russia offers good market opportunities for pig industry production and processing technologies and genetics, but the country is not interested in importing pigmeat, not now and…
Pork and chicken have taken the biggest retail price hit over the past year, according to an analysis of recent price movements by Quality Meat Scotland…
A new action plan to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been published by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) ahead of next week’s…
The productivity of the GB breeding herd continued to improve throughout the second quarter of 2016, although this progress was partly offset by a slight dip…
French pig farmers attending this week’s SPACE 2016 agricultural exhibition near Rennes were in a more upbeat mood than earlier in the year, according to Inaporc,…
Farming has been at the centre of British politics today with NFU members and staff taking the industry to the heart of London, in recognition of…
It costs more to run a farrowing house in summer than in winter, mainly due to the extra ventilation which is needed when it’s hot. According…
UK fresh and frozen pork exports fell by 7%, year-on-year, in July, counteracting the recent upward trend, according to AHDB Pork. Exports to Denmark took the…
British Veterinary Association (BVA) president, Sean Wensley, has praised Scotland for its leadership in many areas of animal welfare, while also calling on Government, farmers and…