The situation facing pig producers across the country is ‘devastating’ and Defra Secretary George Eustice must now act to bring the supply chain together to discuss…
Month: January 2022
In horse-racing terms, the going is still very heavy in every sense of the word as the SPP continues its downward canter slipping by another 0.15p…
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Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has ruled out the provision of any funding from Government for animals culled as a result of backlogs on farms caused by…
Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has promised that Defra will work with the Environment Agency (EA) to ‘urgently’ provide farmers with the clarity on the Farming Rules…
The latest data has shown a 13% rise in Brazilian pig meat exports (including offal) throughout 2021, totalling 1.27 million tonnes, AHDB has reported. Shipments to the Philippines…
Three farms in the Prachuap Khiri Kahn region in Western Thailand have culled a total of 117 pigs after the detection of African Swine Fever (ASF)…
The NPA and NFU have called on Defra Secretary George Eustice to convene an urgent supply chain summit to seek solutions to the deteriorating pig sector…
Conditions on farm, both physically, and increasingly mentally are deteriorating, as the pig backlog continues to grow, according to Thames Valley Cambac. Last week saw further…
Still plenty of dark clouds as far as the pig industry is concerned, especially at a time when European prices are also falling from a very…