Last month, Russia announced it was extending the list of agricultural products banned from import under the politically motivated ban first implemented in August 2014. According…
Year: 2017
The frozen food category is now worth more than £6 billion annually (Kantar Worldpanel, 52 w/e October 2017), increasing by an impressive £300 million compared to…
According to the latest figures from Statistics Denmark, the number of pigs in Denmark on 1 October was 3% higher than year earlier levels. This represents…
The NPA is to spearhead an industry-wide review of the UK pig industry’s strategy on Livestock Associated-MRSA (LA-MRSA). The association says the strategy needs updating and is…
Greggs has been forced to apologise after it launched a novelty advent calendar featuring a picture of a nativity scene, after Christians complained. The offending image…
The Scottish red meat industry has all the right ingredients for a strong future despite its challenges and the evolving Brexit situation, according to Alan Clarke,…
It is too simplistic to link production system to antibiotic use to, the NPA’s Georgina Crayford told a conference on antibiotics in livestock in London. Dr…
Tesco had the fastest growing sales of the country’s four biggest supermarkets for the eighth consecutive month, according to Nielsen retail data released today. During the…
Monitoring of piggeries in Britain has attracted interest from the Danes. Dr Sadie Douglas was asked to speak to producers about this system at the prestigious…
A new #Meat4Beer initiative is encouraging people to celebrate St Andrew’s Day by pairing Scotland’s top quality beef, lamb and pork with different styles of craft…