Red Tractor is searching for a new chair of its pork sector board to replace Mike Sheldon, who will complete his three-year term in the role…
Month: May 2018
Rare Breeds Survival Trust CEO Tom Beeston has announced his decision to step down from RBST after more than four years leading the UK’s only charity…
The final line-up of guests visiting RUMA’s ‘drop-in antibiotics clinic’ over the two days of the Pig and Poultry Fair (15-16 May at Stoneleigh) has been confirmed. A…
Today is the last chance to respond to Defra Secretary Michael Gove’s ‘Health and Harmony’ Command Paper consultation on the future of food, farming and the environment. The…
The NFU has released its vision for a sustainable, profitable and progressive future for farm businesses in response to Defra’s consultation on a domestic agriculture policy…
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, better known as the Black Farmer, delivered some hard-hitting messages when he addressed the NPA Producer Group. Alistair Driver reports The Black Farmer has…
Belarus has been accused of hiding cases of African swine fever (ASF) after products containing the virus genome were discovered in Russia. Strict sanctions were immediately…
Ciara O’Neill is a veterinary surgeon with the Garth Pig Practice. Based in the South West, she has a keen interest in gilt management. A colleague…
The Red Tractor pigs scheme has issued new guidance for producers considering balcony systems for housing pigs. There is growing interest in the UK in these systems,…
Claire Hart, of Grassroots PR, assesses the potential for balcony housing systems to take off in the UK. In the UK, 92% of pig production comes…