Coinciding with National School Meals Week, 13-17 November 2017, the NFU’s Food Chain team is surveying schools across the country to find out more about their…
Year: 2017
Pig producers have an opportunity – and perhaps even a duty – to come forward and play their part in shaping the industry’s future, according to…
Quality Pork Ltd (QPL) has re-opened its Brechin abattoir after undertaking an extensive reconstruction program following a major fire at the site during the summer. The…
The NPA is urging pig producers to sign up to become ‘Antibiotic Guardians’, as World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) gets underway. WAAW aims to increase awareness…
Plans to consult on a new, independent body that would hold Government to account for upholding environmental standards in England after we leave the European Union…
CCTV recording will become mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England next year, Defra Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed. Defra will take the plans forward following an…
After many weeks of falling prices, signs are starting to emerge of the rate of decline levelling out, with a little more interest being shown in…
The National Pig Association’s (NPA) producer group has voiced its full support for Ladies in Pigs, as the future of the organisation remains shrouded in doubt.…
AHDB Pork has strengthened its team by appointing new recruit Sam Crocker as Knowledge Transfer Officer. Sam, who has joined the Knowledge Exchange (KE) team, has…
Pigs have been bred with body fat 24% lower than normal pigs, using gene editing technology. Researchers from China and the UK used emerging technology similar…