The Government has raised the risk level of African swine fever (ASF) entering the country from ‘low’ to ‘medium’ meaning an incursion is likely. With a…
Month: January 2019
The four UK farming unions – NFU, NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland and Ulster Farmers’ Union – have today urged MPs to take all the necessary steps for the…
A new case of the deadly pig disease porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) has been detected in Canada. While Canada has reported a number of outbreaks of PED…
As MPs begin their deliberations on the Prime Minister’s Brexit agreement, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) have joined…
China will struggle to contain of African swine fever in 2019, with more than 100 cases have now been recorded across 23 provinces in China, according…
Throughout 2018 there has been a strong growth in pig meat production in Spain, according to data from Eurostat. Production now stands 6% (190,000 tonnes) above…
The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) has today launched its safety campaign for 2019, which aims to work towards its target of halving farm fatalities by the…
According to the latest figures from the USDA, the size of the US pig herd increased by 2% in the year to December 2018. There was…
Red Tractor will be hosting a live webinar later this month to explain more about the recent changes to its inspection regime. The discussion on Monday,…
The Advertising Standards Authority has rejected complaints that Red Tractor’s 2018 advertising campaign made misleading claims about animal welfare. The campaign featured a television advert showing…