The NFU has today launched a food report, UK: A Nation United by Food, which will be sent to hundreds of MPs around the country to…
Month: September 2018
There has been a mixed to the Agriculture Bill from within the food and farming sector: NPA chief executive Zoe Davies said: “The Bill, based around…
Public payments for delivering higher animal welfare on farms are set to be available from 2020, under a new post-Brexit agricultural policy for England. Defra Secretary…
The Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance has launched a new campaign to encourage more effective use of vaccination across the livestock industry. The new…
Red Tractor is planning to introduce a new ‘modular system’ next year, incorporating animal welfare, environmental and organic strands, as it seeks to become the ‘flagship…
Representatives from across the supply chain have given their reaction to the Red Tractor announcement. Minette Batters, NFU President “This new advertising campaign will raise the…
This week’s Slaughter Pig Marketing Summary from Thames Valley Cambac reported that demand held up well as the weather turned to a more autumnal feel. All…
AÂ new working group set up to raise awareness about Livestock Associated-MRSA (LA-MRSA) has met for the first time. While prevalence of LA-MRSA is believed to…
Preben Drastrup has 300 organic sows on his farm in northern Denmark. He supplies pigs to Friland, which handles all organic and high welfare pigs and…
Mandy Nevel is AHDB’s senior veterinary manager and a former lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College Vaccines can have a big impact on production. However, I…