Large-scale remote monitoring of piggeries over the internet is revealing significant information about pigs’ feeding habits that could be of practical benefit to farmers. “On one…
Month: May 2017
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a new poster outlining a 7-point plan for responsible use of antibiotics by veterinary practices. Explaining the thinking behind…
ForFarmers sold less feed in the UK in the first quarter of 2017, which it blamed on challenging market conditions, including the effect uncertainty over Brexit…
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Government would scrap the badger cull, ban neonicotinoids and use reconfigured funding streams to promote ‘cruelty free animal husbandry’, according to its leaked manifesto.…
Walkers Sausage Co. has launched a new premium sausage brand called MOR. The MOR product range has been carefully crafted to be as succulent, juicy, and…
The recent strong growth in EU pig prices became more subdued following Easter. According to the latest data from AHDB Pork, the EU average pig reference…
The Cobthorn Trust has announced the death of Andrew Sheppy, one of the country’s leading livestock breed conservationists. Andrew, who was described as a ‘champion of the…
In an article published by the Guardian, farmer Edward Barker has articulated the concerns of many in the industry over the prospect of a ‘cheap food…
A selection of top quality pork cuts from Britain will be heading to America and Asia for two of the world’s biggest trade shows. The Agriculture…
AHDB Pork will hit television screens again this autumn and is set to position pork loin medallions firmly in the mind of the family cook as…