Funding worth almost £25 million has been allocated by the European Commission (EC) to support the 43 EU reference laboratories which look after food and feed…
Year: 2016
The global pork market will remain weak during the first quarter of 2016, followed by some partly-seasonal improvement leading into Q2, according to the latest pork…
The European Commission’s (EC) decision to close the pigmeat Private Storage Aid Scheme (PSA) after just three weeks of operation was due to “planned volumes of…
The need to help farmers gain a better understanding of the commodity cycle and its impact on agricultural business strategy was identified as a priority issue…
Urgent action is needed to conserve and develop the world’s animal genetic resources in the face of climate change, emerging diseases, pressures on feed and water…
US pork, beef and poultry farmers have been told to expect an upturn in fortunes later this year with the promise of rising exports and fewer…
The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) has been selected by Meadow Quality, the farmer owned livestock marketing company, as its “chosen charity” for 2016. RABI was…
Forecasts for a decline in compound feed demand from the EU pig sector in 2016 are providing further evidence that a herd contraction may occur this…
Output from Scotland’s pig industry reduced in value by £8 million in 2015 according to the latest Total Income from Farming (TIFF) estimates, released today by…
Tesco has been told by the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) Christine Tacon to introduce “significant changes” to its practices and systems after finding the supermarket had…