Fresh outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been reported in parts of Africa, including South Africa’s Western Cape region, reporting its first cases at two small…
Year: 2021
Beginning on Monday next week (1 March), AHDB is launching Carbon Week: a week-long focus on carbon featuring five free webinars to outline the fundamentals of carbon…
EU sow prices have moved up a little in key member states since the beginning of February, according to AHDB. AHDB analyst Bethan Wilkins explained that…
British manuacturer of of pig and poultry feeds, ABN, has unveiled plans for a a new state-of-the-art animal feed mill in the East of England, as part of…
Three additional post-mortem examination (PME) providers have joined APHA’s scanning surveillance network. Over January and February, the Universities of Cambridge, Liverpool and Nottingham joined the five current…
Responding to Defra’s Welfare in Transport consultation, the NFU has stressed the significant impact the proposals would have on the livestock and poultry sectors, while failing…
The Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, International Trade Secretary and Defra Secretary all pledged to protect UK food and farming standards under future trade deals…
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…
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…