Ed Barker is NPA’s senior policy advisor. He previously worked for rural business advisors Cheffins and Country and Business Association All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are…
Year: 2018
Two inter-twined, but seemingly contradictory, narratives dominated an AHDB conference looking at UK agriculture’s export prospects. One was a tale of huge export growth opportunity, the…
The technical events team at Grandstand Stoneleigh Events were recently awarded the organising team of the year at an event at London’s Honourable Artillery Company. The…
Despite the expectation that South Korean imports of fresh/frozen pork would slow as the year progressed due to increased domestic production, imports have actually increased by…
EU pig meat production fell slightly in August, compared with both July and year earlier levels. However, production remains 3% higher across the bloc in the…
Mick Sloyan, a hugely influential figure in the British pig industry over four decades, has won the prestigious 2018 David Black Award. Mick retired as AHDB strategy director…
NFU president Minette Batters has stressed the need for a comprehensive food strategy which sets out a collaborative vision of the future of food in Britain.…
Waitrose, M&S and the Co-op continued to lead the way in supporting British pig farmers, at least in terms of the percentage of British products displayed…
This week’s Slaughter Pig Marketing Summary from Thames Valley Cambac has reported that factory reliability continued to test the patience with multiple issues leading to a…
The deadline for uploading antibiotic data from the third quarter of 2018 on the eMB-Pigs database is rapidly approaching. Members of the Red Tractor pigs scheme…