Voting for the NPA AIG Member of the Year award, which will be presented at the National Pig Awards ceremony in London, in November, is now…
Month: October 2017
Although October and November are generally fairly good pig meat selling months at a time when volumes normally pick up, there seem to be more sellers…
A pink bus trying to promote EU pork to UK consumers is currently touring the country. The bus – carrying the slogans ‘Pork lovers – 100 per…
The Government’s response to the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee’s report on Brexit: Farm Animal Welfare is promising, but actual promises now need…
The chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has called on the Government to ensure future trade deals do not disadvantage UK farmers. The…
The autumn EU Short-Term Outlook for arable crops, meat, and dairy has now been published by the EU Commission. For pig meat, the EU Commission is…
To develop management skills in farming, AHDB has opened applications for a Professional Manager Development Scheme (PMDS) course, which will start in January 2018. The course…
The National Pig Association’s (NPA) short EU labour survey, which the association is running to back its lobbying efforts on this key issue, is closed. The…
The Government’s response to a report calling for protection for UK farmers from cheap, lower standard food imports post-Brexit has been condemned as ‘disappointingly thin’ by…
The NPA has expressed concern over the dramatic rise in straw prices in recent months that have resulted in some farmers paying twice as much for…