The NPA has called on George Eustice to support its calls for processors to accept ‘distressed kills’ of pigs on a liveweight basis to avert a catastrophic…
Year: 2021
Conditions on farm are deteriorating and pig weights are just getting bigger, with no sign of the backlog easing, according to Thames Valley Cambac. In its…
Pilgrim’s UK, the world’s largest producer of higher welfare pork, has acquired quality lamb supplier, Randall Parker Foods (RPF). RPF’s two manufacturing facilities – an abattoir in…
Morrisons will be paying tribute to farmers in its Christmas advert this year set around the character ‘Farmer Christmas’ and two young friends discovering ‘the other hero of…
New figures from AHDB show pig producers lost, on average, 15p/kg, or £13/pig, during the third quarter of this year, as record costs of production continued…
The pig price slump continues and despite the efforts of the NPA and many individual producers, although there have been a number of promises of help…
Processors slaughtered 28,000 fewer pigs in October than in the same month a year ago, according to new Defra figures, which highlight the lack of progress…
The Morgan sisters have become familiar faces and voices on TV, radio and right across the media, articulately and passionately making the case to Save GB…
The Environment Agency (EA) has promised that its enforcement of the Farming Rules for Water (FRFW) will be ‘proportionate and fair’ in response to a call…
The US Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday that nine pork plants will be allowed to apply to operate faster processing-line speeds under a one-year trial…