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…
Year: 2018
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…
‘Antibiotic free’ labels can mislead consumers by implying products not labelled in this way do contain antibiotics, the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance…
A leading vet has told a major international conference that Brexit has the potential to decimate the United Kingdom’s veterinary, food and agricultural sectors. Speaking at…
Red Robin, our producer and industry insider, ponders how pig producers can keep pace with a rapidly changing retail and consumer landscape I read on the…
Georgina Crayford is a senior adviser for the NPA In a recent report setting out proposals for the UK’s post-Brexit immigration policy, the Migration Advisory Committee…
Rising input prices are putting ever greater importance on keeping a lid on costs. Here, AHDB and Ireland’s Teagasc outline tips to save money There are…
Not too many positives as far as the UK pig industry is concerned with the SPP continuing on its downward track losing another 0.47p to stand…
The latest export data from the UK’s key pork suppliers suggests imports were stable on year earlier levels in the second quarter of 2018. Estimates based…