As reported last week, clear signs are emerging that the irresistible price rise due to the African swine fever epidemic in the Far East and many…
Month: November 2019
EU pork exports rose by 37% in September, compared with a year earlier, to 236,600 tonnes. This was the strongest growth recorded during a month in…
The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has released its animal health manifesto ahead of the General Election on December 12. The manifesto calls on prospective…
The Conservatives appear to have dropped a pledge to ban farrowing crates, following a concerted lobbying campaign by the NPA. Backed by a coordinated NPA campaign,…
The National Pig Centre, which opened today at the University of Leeds, will enable scientists to provide new insights for the pig industry, including precision nutrition…
Detectable anticoagulant rodenticide residues in 87% of barn owls are highlighted by a new report to the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime, co-ordinated by the Campaign for…
The chief executives of three leading organisations have written an open letter to the BBC, following Sunday night’s programme on BBC 1, Meat: A Threat to our…
So the adage goes, don’t work with children or animals, but Antenna TV journalist Lazos Mantikos, in Greece, was pursued by a persistent pig during a…
GB pig feed production during the third quarter of this year increased by 6% on the year, totalling 482,300 tonnes, according to the latest data from…
The four UK farming union presidents have said that last night’s BBC documentary, Meat: a threat to our planet?, shows why food standards must be upheld in…