The recent strengthening of the pound and the drop in continental prices could sound a “note of caution” around prospects for pig prices into 2017, according…
Month: November 2016
Sales growth for the discounters Aldi and Lidl is at its lowest level in five years, according to new data from Nielsen retail. During the 12…
The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has co-funded the production of a video called “Beat the Bugs” as part of its effort to encourage the…
Irish pig farm leader, Pat O’Flaherty, has issued a call for the country’s “younger farmers” to put themselves forward for election to the Irish Farmers Association’s…
Canadian pork producers are cashing in on export opportunities to China, more than trebling their sales to the country in the first nine months of 2016,…
Defra is using World Antibiotic Awareness Week to issue twitter “updates” on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in relation to UK farming. Key messages issued so far include…
The UK pig industry is stepping up to the antibiotic challenge on a number of fronts says the National Pig Association (NPA) in a comment issued…
Spending on retail pork purchases was down 13% year on year for the 12 weeks to October 9, despite a 5% cut in the average price…
Animal health and animal welfare go hand in hand, Germany’s top vet said in Hanover today during the opening of Eurotier, the big international farming and…
The value of UK pork exports during September was 16% up on the year at £21.7 million, despite a 9% decline in export volume, according to…