The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Biannual Public Attitudes Tracker results have been published with animal welfare ranking fourth in the areas of concern listed by the…
Year: 2018
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have announced a review of meat cutting premises and cold stores in response to two recent…
NPA chief executive Zoe Davies challenged Lord Jim O’Neill after he made some ill-founded claims about antibiotic usage in the pig sector at a Global Superbugs event.…
Forward planning and making the most of the latest innovations are the hallmarks of a successful pig business. With technology and management practices constantly evolving, keeping…
NPA members who have not yet voted online in the NPA elections are being sent postal ballots. The online route is being kept open and the…
At least 70 pigs were killed in a fire at a farm at Goxhill in North Linciolnshire. Fire engines were called to the scene at around…
A new study by Reading University has confirmed that rats in some parts of the country are resistant to some of the most widely-used poison baits.…
As someone who has worked my way through the ranks, starting as stockperson 20 years ago, I find it hard to take when my passion for…
It’s not too late to wish you all the very best for 2018. At least in Scotland we had decent weather to bring in the New…
I’m delighted and excited to have started at AHDB on a permanent basis this month. Having done a six-month secondment at AHDB in 2017, where I…