At 845 thousand head, UK clean pig slaughterings in June were 2% lower than in the same month in 2016, according to latest data from Defra.…
Month: July 2017
Good stockmanship, not the size of the unit, is the key to achieving high standards of health and welfare, the National Pig Association has insisted in…
The home of pork pies is hosting a festival dedicated to all types of hot pies, cold pies, dessert pies and gluten-free pies. The Melton Mowbray…
With rural crime now costing £42.5 million, the true human cost of rural crime has been revealed in a new NFU report. Farmers and their families…
The Spanish police have made 65 arrests as part of a major operation they believe has ‘dismantled’ an organised crime group at the heart of the…
The EU and China are offering a unique opportunity for young farmers to discover more about agriculture in the world’s most populated country. In April, European…
A campaign group has called on the Government to ensure its new Great Repeal Bill protects EU standards on farm antibiotic use. The Alliance to Save…
Harper Adams University student Sammy Allen has been named as the new Dalehead Food scholar, which includes a scholarship with the company. The 20 year-old from…
Although the SPP put on a significant 1.43p this week to stand at 163.86p, signs are emerging from the other side of the Channel that prices…
The last few years have seen significant progress in the development of technology to weigh pigs in a more labour-efficient way. Now the challenge is to…