Pig producers wishing to put themselves forward for AHDB’s Strategic Farm programme need to do so this week. Following the success of Lancashire producer David Goodier (pictured), who…
Month: February 2018
Thirty-six organisations representing the UK’s food and farming industry, including the NPA, have issued a joint statement setting out what they want delivered as the Government formulates…
Red Tractor scheme members are reminded that antibiotic data for the fourth quarter of 2017 must be uploaded onto the eMB-Pigs database by this Sunday, February 11.…
Although the SPP edged down by a gnat’s crochet, losing 0.03p to stand at 146.8p/kg, European mainland prices are painting a somewhat brighter picture. The influential German…
The current outbreak of African Swine Fever has already resulted in the death of more than a million pigs globally, according to a BBC programme on…
A Suffolk pig keeper has received a suspended prison sentence after admitting to the mistreatment of his pigs at a farm in east Suffolk. Christopher Maskery,…
Farmers are being urged to check their farm fridge temperature after new research conducted by MSD Animal Health found none of the fridges observed storing vaccines…
Allflex has announced a name change: Antelliq, is now the new parent brand for the group which incorporates the animal identification and monitoring companies, including the…
The Economic Partnership Agreement negotiated in December will strengthen the ties between Europe and Japan. According to the European Commission, the EU will eventually have practically…
Global pork supply is forecast to increase further in Q1 2018, mainly driven by the US, Canada, and Brazil. China’s pork imports have been slowing down…