A potentially significant outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been discovered on an island in Brandenburg as the official number of confirmed cases continues to rise. …
Month: October 2020
The Environment Agency is extending the deadline for covering slurry stores by 18 months for farms whose slurry/dirty water has less than 1% dry matter. The…
Carcase weights are continuing to reaching the highest ever level for the SPP sample quote, according to Thames Valley Cambac. Processing continued to be hamstrung by a…
The Government will face huge opposition inside and outside Parliament to its stance on food import standards under future trade deals when the Agriculture Bill is…
In the July issue of Pig World, ALISTAIR DRIVER sought the views of Nick Giordano, of the US National Pork Producers Council, to find out what the…
Figures from May/June agricultural surveys have shown a slight increase of 1% in the pig herd of EU nations which participated in the survey. The total number…
Pig genetics and farming specialists JSR Genetics has extended its contract with Customer Relationship Management provider, BuddyCRM, following a successful overhaul of its sales and customer…
According to a report from Reuters, growth in pork exports from the EU is expected to slow as Germany faces trade restrictions following an outbreak of African Swine…
Pig producers can apply for grants of up to £12,000 for productivity-boosting farming equipment under the latest round of the Government’s Countryside Productivity Small Grants (CPSG) scheme. The third and final…
NPA producer and allied members can now put themselves forward for election to the association’s Pig Industry Group as the window for nominations opened this week. …