The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has sought to reassure consumers that the meat they eat is safe, despite recent media reports focusing on “contaminated meat” entering…
Month: February 2017
NFU president Meurig Raymond sought clarity from Defra Secretary Andrea Leadsom on what Brexit will mean for UK farmers on the opening day of the NFU’s…
Britain’s farmers, retailers and consumers have been challenged by the supermarket chain, Morrisons, to focus more on locally produced food, highlighting the fact that at present…
UK clean pig slaughterings fell by 5% in real terms last month, year-on-year, once Defra’s official figures were adjusted to reflect January this year containing one…
A new independent scientific group, set up to advise RUMA, (Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance), has met for the first time with the united…
Guidance for pig farmers on how their businesses may affected by bird flu restrictions has been published by Defra, including dealing with situations when pigs might…
The future looks somewhat “uncertain” for Irish pigmeat says AHDB Pork. Commenting in a new analysis of the Irish pig industry, which is currently running at…
Celebrity chef James Martin will be the headline act at Taste of Grampian 2017, the annual north-east Scotland food festival which will again be sponsored by Specially Selected Pork. The…
Pig World is delighted to be teaming up with AHDB Pork to put on a two-day conference this summer that will take an in-depth look at…
Supply and demand are (almost) marching in step, which is better than the usual ‘feast or famine’ situation we often see in the pig industry. But,…