With expectations that the breeding herd has grown this year, AHDB Pork forecasts suggest that UK pig meat production is set to continue increasing in the…
Month: December 2019
GB retail sales have continued to struggle in the latest Kantar update, with primary pork volumes down 5%, and value back 6%, in the 12 weeks…
It may seem that the NPA only ever have depressing news to share (and it’s true that a lot of what we have to immerse ourselves…
Ben Williams, AHDB senior knowledge transfer manager, asks whether big data will become as important to agriculture as the tractor Like the many hyped revolutions that…
In his latest Eastern European update, Russian journalist Vladislav Vorotnitkov examines the lasting effect of African swine fever on the region’s pig industry African swine fever (ASF)…
African swine fever (ASF) has been discovered in wild boar just 40km from the German border, representing a worrying further westwards leap of the virus. The…
Mandy Nevel is AHDB’s senior veterinary manager and a former lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College The pig industry has made great strides in reducing antibiotic…
Ahead of the critical December 12 election, the NPA’s Ed Barker has analysed the main parties’ positions on the big issues affecting the pig sector. Alistair…
Pig farms found using illegal vaccines will be punished under China’s intensified efforts to arrest its African swine fever crisis. Bloomberg reported that homemade, experimental and…
Sun Dawu, chairman of Hebei Dawu Group, a conglomerate that includes several large pig farms, told British broadcaster Sky News that cover-ups by the Chinese government…