Sow productivity continues to limit the competitiveness of GB pig production, according to a new report from InterPIG. While the number of pigs weaned per sow…
Year: 2017
EU fresh/frozen pork exports remained behind year earlier levels in September, with volumes falling nearly 8% on 2016 levels to 161.6 thousand tonnes. With average unit…
Defra has announced that new rules to protect water quality on farms in England will be introduced next spring. From 2 April 2018, the new rules for…
The UK could once again end up exporting its pig industry if cheap pork imports are allowed into the UK after we leave the EU, the NPA’s…
Pig producers are being urged to sign up to AHDB Pork’s first Gilt Watch programme to share best practice and gain valuable insight into improving herd…
A major fire at one of the world’s primary suppliers of Vitamins A and E will put pressure on supplies and result in higher prices next year,…
A 1,200-signature letter calling for the principle of Article 13 to be explicitly enshrined in UK legislation post-Brexit, which has been led by the British Veterinary…
The National Pig Association (NPA) and NFU have welcomed the publication of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, which sets out plans to provide incentives to adopt innovative…
A hard Brexit would reduce the value of EU pigmeat production by €2.3 billion according to a new report published by the European Livestock and Meat…
AHDB and the Environment Agency (EA) are hosting a webinar tonight to explain how changes to environmental permitting could affect pig producers. If you are already operating with a permit,…