A Parliamentary committee has warned that new EU trade barriers threaten to disrupt supplies and increase UK food prices. The House of Lords’ EU Energy and…
Month: May 2018
UK-based continental meats supplier Winterbotham Darby has become the first company to gain accreditation for pig welfare across its European supply chain. The Winterbotham Darby European…
Red Tractor has urged the Government to ensure that food production is at the forefront of future agricultural policy. “It is the demand for food, both in the UK…
The NFU is calling for prompt, effective action to deal with the serious issue of rural crime, as new figures from the Home Office show that…
More than 44,000 responses have been received on the government’s proposals for the future for food, farming and the environment once we leave the EU. In…
The NPA has warned of the risks to the UK pig herd of African swine fever spreading among the Forest of Dean’s wild boar population. BBC…
A powerful next generation of one of the pig industry’s most popular environmental control systems is being launched at the British Pig and Poultry Fair (Stoneleigh…
Chinese pig meat imports declined 10% compared with 2017 levels during the first quarter of this year, according to AHDB figures. In total 324,000 tonnes of…
The NPA has submitted its response to Defra’s ‘Health and Harmony’ Command Paper on the future of food and farming, calling for a post-Brexit policy framework that…
The European Commission has dropped plans for a drastic reduction in permitted copper levels in piglet feed in what is a significant win for the NPA.…