Global pork prices stabilised in the last quarter of 2017, despite falling from the highest levels since 2014 earlier in the year, Based on the four…
Month: March 2018
Russia’s pork dispute with the EU is second only to the Olympic athlete doping scandal on the international agenda in Moscow these days. The EU intends…
Pupils at Northwood Primary school on the Isle of Wight were rewarded with a visit from pigs after a project on the process of building a…
A warning to farmers to check minimum ventilation rates in their piggeries, following the prolonged cold spell, has been issued by an environmental specialist. “Despite the…
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have announced details of a major review of hygiene controls in meat processing and storage sites…
Farmers could be rewarded for producing pigs with intact and bite-free tails, under plans announced by Michael Gove to incentivise better welfare on farms. The Defra…
As at 1 December, the total pig herd in Northern Ireland stood at 631,100 head. This is 18% higher than in December 2016, and continues the…
High quality pork from Britain will take centre stage at the largest food and drink international trade show in Japan this week. The Agriculture and Horticulture…
Defra is forecasting a modest rise in average incomes on pig farms in England in the current financial year, despite the steady drop in pig prices…
“One thing frustrates me about the Defra canteen…” Michael Gove began, in the midst of an answer about public procurement in front of a packed press…