The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) is calling on the Government to negotiate a one-year ‘orientation phase’ from January 1 to fill in the missing detail…
Month: December 2020
The NPA is urging producer and allied industry members to seriously consider standing for election to the association’s Pig Industry Group (PIG). Nominations are open until…
The latest Defra data shows that the UK produced 83,900 tonnes of pig meat in November, a drop of 2% (1,600 tonnes) compared to the same month…
More than 3,800 farmers are set to benefit from £21 million in productivity-boosting equipment from the third and final round of the Countryside Productivity Small Grants (CPSG)…
China’s pig production capacity has recovered to 88% of 2017 levels and it is hoping to reach pre-African swine levels during the first half of 2021. …
Pilgrim’s Pride Ltd. has joined the UN Global Compact Network UK as part of its new sustainability strategy, Pilgrim’s UK 2030. The United Nations Global Compact…
Slaughter capacity continued to diminish last week as more factories succumbed to staff shortages caused by COVID-19, according to Thames Valley Cambac (TVC). “This is not…
Still more questions than answers as far as Brexit is concerned and difficult for those of us in the pig industry to work out all the…
Pig Veterinary Society past president Richard Pearson played a major role in developing the new targets as a member of the Targets Task Force II, alongside…
As new data shows the UK pig sector has moved within touching distance of its 2020 antibiotic targets, ambitious new four-year targets have been announced, taking…