The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), has challenged farmers, growers and the food industry to “step up” to address the challenge of agricultural competitiveness and…
Month: January 2017
Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom pledged to “scrap” red tape to help farmers “get on and grow fantastic British food” when she addressed this morning’s Oxford Farming…
A poll by the RSPCA has revealed that eight out of ten people want animal welfare laws improved or at least kept the same after the…
AHDB’s pork focus farm has achieved a 61% reduction in pre-weaning mortality in its first six months of being part of the open-to-all programme. “This incredible…
Prospective Nuffield scholars are being encouraged to embark on their application process for a 2018 award, well ahead of the organisation’s July 31 deadline. Announcing the…
The year ahead looks set to be “more positive” for the pig sector, offering greater price stability after almost two years of depressed prices and negative…
NPA chairman Richard Lister has called for the supply chain to value its suppliers in 2017, while also urging the industry to stand firm against those…
A reasonable first six months to 2017 for pig producers is forecast by AHDB Pork’s market specialist manager, Stephen Howarth, followed by price prospects looking a “little…
Scotland’s meat wholesalers are upbeat about business prospects in 2017 but have warned that gaining access to the opportunities on offer this year will depend on…
Collaboration between producers and industry science, based on the developing and current information technology available, is yet to achieve a cohesive focus. This stagnation in the…