The idea was simple enough. Lock five teams of data programmers and coders in a room for the two days of Nutreco’s AgriVision 2017 conference in…
Year: 2017
Pig producers could soon be using viruses to treat bacterial infections, following an exciting scientific breakthrough led by Professor Martha Clokie, from the University of Leicester.…
The latest SPP has continued has continued to recover from the dark days of spring 2016 when it stood at a mere 112p. It is now valued…
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is this week launching a campaign to encourage shoppers to “Do More with Pork”. The Scotland-wide marketing campaign aims to raise consumer…
The UK does not have a blank sheet of paper to redesign its agricultural trade and farm support policies post Brexit. Regardless of the whether a…
AHBD has outlined the aims of its autumn pork new marketing campaign, which it said would try and address the fact British retail sales of fresh pork…
Following the EU referendum there has been much debate on the role of British products, including food in consumer mind-sets when shopping and whether domestic producers…
Newcastle University’s Professor Sandra Edwards has been recognised for her research into animal welfare. Prof Edwards was one of two winners of the 2017 Universities Federation…
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has announced the joint winners of its 2017 Humane Slaughter Award. The award, which recognises individuals or organisations that have made…
African Swine Fever (ASF) has been detected in the Czech Republic for the first time, confirming further spread of the virus in Eastern Europe. The virus…