As the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic start to bite on a global basis, there have been winners and losers as far as pig prices are…
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Red Tractor has suspended ‘physical’ inspections as a result of the coronavirus outbreak from today. On-farm inspections will be replaced by remote inspections. The assurance scheme…
AHDB has suspended the Pig Health Scheme, which feeds back health information from abattoirs to farmers, because of the coronavirus outbreak. The decision was taken as…
Food production, including farming, has been added to the critical list of workers who can send their children to school from next week. The move following…
Industry organisations, including the NPA and NFU, are calling on the Government to add farmers, farm workers and vets onto a list of ‘key workers’ able…
JSR Genetics has exported 262 Great Grandparent Gilts and Boars to India after winning a major tender in May 2019 to supply breeding stock to 6…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has written to the Government calling for veterinary practices to be covered in support measures announced for businesses affected by Covid-19.…
Coronavirus is unsettling the market for slaughter pigs across Europe due to the closure of borders, a big drop off in food service demand and the cancellation…
The Government has announced a series of financial measures that will provide some support to the pig sector through the Coronavirus crisis. The headline is an…
UKÂ clean pig slaughter reached 864,400 head in February, up 3.6% on the same month the previous year, according to AHDB. The growth comes despite industry reports…