Veterinary practices will remain open only for emergency care and to maintain food supply chain, following the latest measures introduced announced by Boris Johnson to halt…
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The AHDB has published two new Country Focus reports outlining information on the Vietnamese and Canadian pork marketplaces. The latest Country Focus report on Vietnam shows that the EU…
With great sadness, Genus and PIC have announced that Hanneke Feitsma, PIC’s Global Gene Transfer Center (GTC) Quality Assurance Manager, has passed away at the age…
A new Pork Yield Guide has been produced by AHDB to help the English pork industry maximise carcase value and minimise wastage, and is designed to give people working…
In a worrying development, African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed on a large farm in western Poland, the first time the virus has been found…
Leading UK pork processors are embarking on a major recruitment drive to help meet the increased demand for food from supermarkets and to fill any gaps that…
Scotland’s leading farming, fishing, food and drink organisations have released a joint statement calling on the Scottish Government to provide greater clarity to Scotland’s 32 local…
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…
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…