The NFU has called for a joined-up approach to reduce ammonia in response to Defra’s Clean Air Strategy consultation, which closed yesterday (August 14). The NFU…
Month: August 2018
The immediate suspension by the VMD of eight flunixin painkiller drugs containing the excipient diethanolamine (DEA) has left veterinary professionals seeking alternatives. Bayer said that one…
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has suspended products for food-producing animals that contain the excipient diethanolamine (DEA), following an EU scientific opinion. Products containing DEA have…
Supply continued to be tight with many producers down in weight on the back of recent poor growth rates, according to this week’s Slaughter Pig Marketing…
Better news on the pig price front from Germany where their influential producer price was up by eight Euro cents to €1.49 and this price rise…
The NPA is seeking views from members to inform our response to a Government consultation on the use of drones in the UK. The Department for Transport has…
The NPA is working with other organisations to try and ensure a sustainable future supply of soya to the UK livestock industry. The association is part of…
The recent outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in China represents a significant development in the progression of the disease. China is home to over half…
The NFU is taking the farming experience to the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta for the first time this week, to showcase local produce and the benefits…
During the first half of the year, GB compound pig feed production has increased by 1.8% on the same period in 2017 to 899,000 tonnes, according…