The NFU has postponed its London rally, which had been scheduled for later this month, amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus. The NFU said it…
Month: March 2020
Germany is traditionally the EU’s largest producer, consumer and trader of pig meat, but pork consumption took a big hit in 2019. German pork retail sales volumes…
Somerset-based Hysolv will take over the sales and distribution of the range of hygiene products, mainly for the pig and poultry industries, previously handled by Hysolv…
In one of the most bizarre pig-related stories of the year so far, the North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service intervened after a pedometer excreted by…
English pig numbers at 1 December totalled 3.78 million head, which is around 3% higher compared with December 2018, and is the largest December pig herd…
Coronavirus continues to ‘severely hamper export markets at a time also of ‘poor’ domestic demand, according to Thames Valley Cambac. Overall, the supply chain was ‘relatively…
This year’s site move has, for us, broken all records, not in a particularly good way. Starting in the first week of September and with the…
African swine fever (ASF) may be causing fewer problems than it was this time two years ago, but Russian pig farmers appear to have hit a…
Pig meat prices have remained on something of a plateau, with very little movement over the past seven days. The SPP slipped by just 0.06p and…
Catherine (Cat) McLaughlin, the NFU’s chief animal health and welfare adviser, has been appointed as the new chair of the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture…