The carbon footprint of British pig farming has reduced by almost 40% over the last 20 years, with animal feed supplements as a major contributor, according…
Month: February 2021
From today, Morrisons is offering cuts of pork, gammon, sausages and bacon at knockout prices, to help British pig farmers. With the impact of COVID-19 and…
UK shipments of pig meat, including offal, increased by almost 6% to 400,000 tonnes in 2020, while import volumes fell by 9%. Fresh and frozen pork…
Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei, are switching to pig farming after US sanctions cause sales to plunge. Fears of national security have resulted in the world’s largest telecoms…
Pork processors continued to suffer problems last week, meaning little progress is being made in eating into the pig backlog, according to Thames Valley Cambac. Many…
Although the gap between cost of production and pig meat prices is still far too wide, further signs are emerging that a partial recovery might be…
Pilgrim’s UK has pledged £60,000 of funding to support schoolchildren across the UK receiving free meals during lockdown and the school holidays. The business has donated…
Mental health campaigner Lee Thompson took over AHDB Pork’s Twitter feed as part of Yellow Wellies’ #MindYourHead week. Lee, who recently joined Harbro, won the 2020 National Pig Awards…
In January, UK clean pig slaughter totalled 862,100 head – a 10% decline compared to last year. However, as AHDB analyst Felicity Rusk pointed out, January 2021 has…
AHDB explains how a combination of small actions by producers and technology will help the industry move towards its 2050 net-zero target emissions targets. According to…