The importance of using antibiotics responsibly on farms is being championed by City & Guilds, following lengthy discussions with the National Pig Association (NPA). City &…
Year: 2017
Pork sector prospects as the UK prepares to leave the EU will be featured during tomorrow’s livestock outlook webinar, run by AHDB at 10.30am on Tuesday,…
Scotland’s Rural Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has called on the UK’s devolved administrations to “speak with a united voice” to protect agricultural interests during the Brexit negotiations.…
Five weeks of “marginal” price decline have seen saw pig values ease back from their 26-month high of 151.9p/kg dwt at the end 2016, to below…
Although the SPP has dropped back a shade and now stands at 149.96p, supply and demand seem to be more or less in balance and prices…
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been given a stark warning over the “velocity” with which Brexit could hit their businesses once the UK leaves the EU.…
The industry-backed eMB-Pigs database now covers nearly 15 million pigs, following a significant increase in usage since the start of this year. According to the latest figures, reported…
NPA chief executive, Dr Zoe Davies, majored on the pig industry’s need to retain access to permanent, unskilled labour in post-Brexit Britain, when she gave evidence to…
Over 40,000 tonnes of bacon were sold by GB retailers in the final 12 weeks of last year, recording a 6% increase on the same period…
NPA chief executive, Dr Zoe Davies, has given evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee today (Wednesday), contributing to the committee’s inquiry into labour…