Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) is being sued by French pig farmers who claim the charity’s message not buy meat from ‘intensive farms’ amounts to an…
Year: 2017
Devon MP Neil Parish has been re-elected as chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee . In a secret ballot of MPs on…
Some excellent nominations have already been received for the 2017 Chris Brant Award – and there is still plenty of time to get yours in, according…
Consumption of raw or undercooked pork meat and liver is the most common cause of Hepatitis EÂ infection in the EU, according to the European Food Safety…
The out-of-home food sector saw good growth in the year to March 2017, with pork increasingly becoming the dish of choice for those eating out. According…
Defra is jointly funding research into finding alternatives to the use of carbon dioxide (CO2) to stun pigs pre-slaughter. The Department and the Humane Slaughter Association…
A Parliamentary motion has been tabled calling for Government, the supply chain and consumers to back the UK livestock sector’s high welfare standards post-Brexit. Daniel Kawczynski,…
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has urged the Government to address what could be a ‘significant shortage’ of agriculture workers post-Brexit. According to the NFU’s latest Vision…
Members of the Red Tractor pigs scheme have been reminded that all vets registered under the scheme must be members of the Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) from October 1. Previously, PVS…
The Canadian pig sector has been hit by an ‘unprecedented’ surge in cases of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), prompting the NPA to issue fresh warnings…