The NPA has welcomed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the Government will cover 80% of the wages of staff unable to work due to coronavirus. On…
Month: March 2020
Most of the majors are planning a full week’s processing, albeit with some slack built into the plan to cope with staff absenteeism, according to Thames Valley…
Rising pig prices saw margins for pig producers reach to the highest level in more than two years in the final quarter of 2019. The estimated…
As the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic start to bite on a global basis, there have been winners and losers as far as pig prices are…
Red Tractor has suspended ‘physical’ inspections as a result of the coronavirus outbreak from today. On-farm inspections will be replaced by remote inspections. The assurance scheme…
AHDB has suspended the Pig Health Scheme, which feeds back health information from abattoirs to farmers, because of the coronavirus outbreak. The decision was taken as…
Food production, including farming, has been added to the critical list of workers who can send their children to school from next week. The move following…
Industry organisations, including the NPA and NFU, are calling on the Government to add farmers, farm workers and vets onto a list of ‘key workers’ able…
JSR Genetics has exported 262 Great Grandparent Gilts and Boars to India after winning a major tender in May 2019 to supply breeding stock to 6…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has written to the Government calling for veterinary practices to be covered in support measures announced for businesses affected by Covid-19.…