The next quarterly deadline for submitting antibiotic data onto the eMB-Pigs database is this Wednesday, August 11. This is the Red Tractor deadline for uploading your first quarter…
Month: August 2021
Red Tractor has released a video presentation with an overview of the new Red Tractor pigs standards. The video, which lasts 20 minutes, sees Red Tractor…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is encouraging pig producers who sold sows during the pandemic to submit their application online for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support Scheme…
The UK pig industry is continuing to face a rising number of challenges and although the SPP went up by a gnat’s whisker of 0.03p to…
In the week ending 31 July, the GB EU-spec SPP averaged 160.93p/kg, a modest increase of 0.03p on the week before, according to the latest report…
The NPA has warned that the Environment Agency’s long-awaited statement on the Farming Rules for water could have a significant impact on farmers. On Tuesday, the…
African swine fever (ASF) has been detected across the Dominican Republic, with ‘tens of thousands of pigs’ to be slaughtered control the virus, according to a…
The NFU has described the Environment Agency’s long-awaited statement clarifying the requirements of the Farming Rules for Water – Rule 1 as a ‘missed opportunity’ that could hamper…
EU pig prices have continued to soften, with none of the major producing countries immune to falling trade prices in recent weeks, according to the latest…
Farmers are experiencing problems on farm for the third week in a row as staffing problems continue to hit processors, who are warning that the situation…