On-farm workshops designed to help producers avoid falling foul of non-compliance issues related to their responsibilities under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR), are begin offered by…
Year: 2016
England’s opening Euro 2016 game against Russia today, plus Wales v Slovakia, will result in a major boost for food and drink producers, significantly lifting sales…
The SPP rose by a fairly significant 1.94p and now stands at 119.43p, but still has significant progress to make before it can match current spot…
Farming pundits may be pushing to stay in Europe because the system works and the EU provides security in terms of trade, employment and business development,…
Europe’s feed sector organisations have urged the European Commission (EC) to give its approval for three GM soya bean products, complaining bitterly that the items have…
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…
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…