Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have launched a survey to help determine what both livestock farmers and members of the public believe makes farm animals…
Year: 2020
The new Code of Practice for the Welfare of Pigs in England came into force on March 1. All pig producers are being urged to download and read…
Factory reliability continued to be the pork supply chain’s Achilles heel last week, with one major losing a whole day due to a Health and Safety…
Although UK pig prices have remained virtually becalmed at 162.73p, over the Channel, EU mainland prices have in many cases been rising, with the influential German…
The Irish Pig Health Society (IPHS)Â will be hosting their annual Symposium on Tuesday 7 April 2020 at the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise. The IPHS Symposium is…
Russia finished 2019 in a net exporter position for the second consecutive year, according to the latest figures from AHDB. The country’s position has strengthened considerably from the…
Minette Batters has been re-elected as President of the NFU for another two years to represent more than 46,000 farmers and growers across England and Wales.…
Fat levels in UK pork have dropped, new research based on the first official testing for nearly 30 years shows. The work, co-funded by AHDB and Public…
Tulip has been awarded the highest rating for its animal welfare standards, under the global ‘Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare’ (BBFAW). The Tier 1 ranking…
NFU President Minette Batters has challenged the Government to show global leadership on international trade and insist that British farm standards are the benchmark for any…