Defra Secretary Andrea Leadsom is being urged to take action on the lack of clarity over the labelling of processed meat and dairy products. In a letter…
Month: September 2016
Australian pig farmers are keeping a “very close eye” on how any post-Brexit negotiation of UK/Australia trade deals are approached, according to industry sources. Commenting in…
Production costs are rising again after having fallen throughout most of last year, according to AHDB Pork. “Costs rose in the second quarter of this year,…
Red Tractor is launching its biggest ever promotion to coincide with the start today of Red Tractor Week. Fronted by farmer and Rural TV presenter, Adam…
A new operator has taken over the British Pig health Scheme (BPHS) contract assessments following a re-tendering process carried out by AHDB Pork. The contract has moved…
Legislation needs to be introduced at EU level to combat unfair practices in the food chain says Copa & Cogeca, the European farmers and farm cooperatives organisations. Speaking ahead of today’s informal meeting of EU farm ministers in Bratislava, Copa &…
A call for the pig sector to be given “a fair deal” as post-Brexit negotiations begin to be stepped up, has been made to the Government…
NFU leaders are due to meet the UK’s Brexit ministers, David Davis and Dr Liam Fox, over the next few weeks, with union president, Meurig Raymond,…
Preparing grain growers and feed users for what life will be like in the UK’s post-referendum agricultural world, will be the dominant theme of next month’s…
Pig supply chain leaders have taken the first step towards the development of a new strategy to guide the industry through the next decade, including the…