Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has agreed a number of changes to its Pig Assurance Scheme Standards to support producers with some unexpected issues arising as a…
Month: March 2021
Farmers in England are being encouraged to take part in the pilot of the Sustainable Farming Incentive, which will reward farmers and land managers for sustainable farming practices under…
Consumer spend on pig meat increased by 13.8% in the 12 weeks to February 21, according to AHDB. Volumes grew by 13.1% with growth across all…
Morrisons has pledged to be the first supermarket to be completely supplied by ‘net zero’ carbon British farms by 2030, five years ahead of the market. The supermarket…
The GB pig breeding herd showed only marginal improvements during 2020, with indoor breeding productivity falling over the year, the latest data from Agrosoft shows. The…
Following official announcements on the roadmap out of lockdown in England, the LEAF Open Farm Sunday (LOFS) team has decided to move the date of its…
The NFU has submitted a detailed response to a consultation on how Red Tractor standards should look across the six farming sectors, calling for a fresh approach and…
The situation is starting to get better in UK pork plants, according to Thames Valley Cambac. While not problem free, last week saw a ‘vast improvement’…
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has confirmed outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in its key pork producing provinces of Sichuan and Hubei, in a…
Senior Ulster Unionist peer Lord Rogan has called for urgent action to address an increasingly serious shortage of vets carrying out official meat inspections in Northern…