EU pig meat production returned to year-on-year growth in July and, at 6%, the increase was larger than in the first half of the year overall.…
Month: October 2018
MPs from across the political spectrum raised issues close to the NPA’s heart as the Agriculture Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons…
MSD Animal Health has announced a significant development in its IDAL range, with the launch of the first version able to deliver two vaccines. The IDAL…
The government has committed £30 million for further rounds of the popular Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme (CPSGS), which helps farmers buy the equipment they need…
During the 12 weeks ending September 9, meat retail sales declined, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel. The only increase in retail volume sales was seen…
The NPA is urgently seeking members’ views on how the pig industry could benefit from a new farm support system after we leave the EU. The…
The NFU is urging the Government to make the Agriculture Bill truly agricultural by ensuring food production is at its heart, with a clear and overarching…
Autumn roadshows looking at how the pig industry has responded to the antibiotic challenge will take place across England next month. The national roadshow run jointly…
African swine fever (ASF) could have been brought to Belgium by soldiers, according to reports in the Belgian media. The corpses of three wild boar, two…
This week’s Slaughter Pig Marketing Summary from Thames Valley Cambac reported on severe breakdowns at multiple processors. Reasons were many and varied, but focussed minds on…