European farm commissioner, Phil Hogan, needs to get himself to Russia to put an end to the country’s damaging ban on EU farm produce imports, a…
Year: 2016
A consumer-backed hope that Government and regulators will play a “more visible role in the future of food” is one of the key findings to emerge…
The use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted, according to the European Parliament’s environment and public health committee. In a vote on Wednesday this week,…
European animal feed sector leaders want to be able to move innovative products and technologies faster onto the market than is currently possible and are hoping…
A strict culling policy, involving the removal of non-productive sows, has been highlighted as a crucial part of “coping with low prices” by Teagasc’s pig development…
A new report from the European Food Safety Authority (efsa) includes the suggestion that the reduced use of antimicrobials in animals is having a beneficial effect…
The percentage of the retail pork price received by UK producers reached a 10-year low in January, according to AHDB Pork. Although farmgate pig prices were…
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has increased its focus on quality assurance with the appointment of animal science graduate, Jill Hunter, to the new role of assurance…
New “concrete ideas” on EU market support measures for Europe’s struggling pigmeat and dairy sectors are to be gathered by the European Commission over the next…
Wholesome Pigs Scotland (WPS), the country’s pig health and disease monitoring operation, has been awarded £391,000 by the Scottish government to undertake a three-year development programme…