EU agri-food exports in November 2016 reached a new record monthly level of €11.7 billion (£10.17 bn) with the highest single product increase in export value…
Month: January 2017
Potential contenders to become the new Chair of the Pork Sector Board of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have until February 8 to make…
The 2017 edition of the NOAH Compendium of Data Sheets for Animal Medicines has been published and is available online and via a smartphone app, which…
The NPA has responded to the Prime Minister’s speech on Brexit with a warning to the Government about the importance of EU labour. Theresa May has…
NFU Council members say “legitimate and important concerns” remain to be addressed following today’s Brexit priorities speech by the Prime Minister, Theresa May. While welcoming certain…
A major advance in gene-editing techniques, developed by scientists in Scotland and the US, has the potential to help improve stocks of farmed pigs by boosting…
The National Pig Association is seeking to recruit a new senior advisor as an addition to its existing staff team, a move designed to enable the…
National Pig Association leaders are to meet Brexit Minister, David Jones, in Downing Street on February 8 to outline the industry’s position ahead of the government’s…
The NFU has announced a number of staff appointments in response to its plans to create a specialist Brexit department to represent farmers’ views during the…
Global meat prices fell by 7% year-on-year in 2016, according to the latest figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. “After…