Demand for UK pigs continues to reflect the weather (hot) and, although the SPP only moved up by 0.15p to stand at 162.43p, spot prices have…
Year: 2017
NPA chief executive Zoe Davies set out the association’s vision for a ‘world class’ pig industry of the future during a roundtable event hosted by Michael…
By Jack Young The new set of Red Tractor standards will be sent out later this month in packs to farmers and growers who are part…
APHA has clarified some of the queries that have been raised regarding the new documentation required for exports to China, including regarding suspected bovine TB (bTB).…
Devenish Nutrition has acquired a 50% Share in Turkish Premix Producer Yem-Vit A.Ş The firm said it was a strategic move for Devenish and its first…
A major UK supermarket is tackling food waste with the introduction of a ‘smart label’ for its own-brand ham. Latest figures suggest that the common sandwich…
Danish Crown will continue to grow its presence in the UK, whatever the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, the meat processing giant’s deputy chairman, Asger Krogsgaard,…
Two days before Christmas 2016, two men aged 19 and 35 died in a slurry tank on a farm in Leicestershire. Despite the best efforts of…
Agriculture is the most dangerous industry in the UK, with fatal injury rates far outstripping all other occupations. Workers in farming are 18 times more likely…
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has confirmed the UK pig industry will be granted the maximum five year period to withdraw zinc oxide from piglet diets.…