According to the latest numbers reported by AHDB, total GB pig feed production in the first quarter of 2020 rose by 6%, or 28,100 tonnes, year-on-year…
Month: May 2020
PIC said it would holding further online events after its ‘Virtual Pig Fair’ was well attended this week. PIC decided to run a Virtual Pig Fair…
MPs have been urged to back an amendment to the Agriculture Bill designed to prevent UK farmers being undercut by lower standard imports. As the era-defining Bill…
The NPA is urging producers to maintain the strictest standards of hygiene and biosecurity amid reports of issues with COVID-19 in a number of processing plants.…
Pig producers are reminded that today, May 12, is the deadline to submit antibiotic data from the first quarter of 2020 onto the eMB-Pigs database. Failure to…
The NPA Board has agreed to introduce a new election format, which will take effect when members elect a new Pig Industry Group (PIG) early next year.…
AHDB is making progress in updating long outdated emissions factors in pig buildings in a project that could save some pig farmers thousands of pounds. International agreements…
Morrisons has launched a new food box containing 10kg of British seasonal produce to support British farmers, and will typically include pork loin steaks and bacon…
Duncan Berkshire, one of the lead vets within the five-vet pig team at Bishopton Veterinary Group, on why the forced changes to farm assurance assessments might seem…
The May issue of Pig World, including our comprehensive Innovation Supplement, is now available digitally to subscribers. The main issue includes all the usual news, analysis, comment, features…