Unfortunately, as expected the SPP took a big hit this week dropping by 2.06p and now stands at 154.31p, although it is slightly more reassuring to…
Month: September 2021
Higher welfare freedom-style farrowing pens with temporary crating work well and actually improve performance in many cases, Tim Miller, environment specialist for ARM Buildings, told the…
Organisations from across the UK’s food and farming sector have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking him to implement a COVID Recovery Visa as a matter of urgency to…
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has called for a rethink of how the CO2 supply chain is structured, after the Government reached a deal with…
AHDB Pork has proposed a one-month pork levy holiday to help pork producers reduce the backlog of pigs off farm at lower prices. The levy holiday,…
In what will be a huge relief for the pig sector, the Government has reached an agreement with the owner of CF Fertiliser to resume CO2 production at…
Haiti has reported an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) to the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE), marking the first case of the virus in…
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said he is hopeful the production of CO2 will resume at the two temporarily close CF Fertiliser plants ‘very soon’. In…
The backlog of pigs on farm has topped 110,000 pigs, after yet another ‘extremely difficult week’, according to Thames Valley Cambac. The number of pigs backed…
Cranswick CEO Adam Couch has warned that CO2 shortages could bring production to a halt throughout the supply chain. The CO2 shortage, the latest blow to…