AHDB’s  ‘Mix Up Midweek’ marketing campaign, which aims to educate consumers that certain pork cuts are lean and low in fat as this is a big misconception…
Month: January 2022
Farming charity RABI has launched two new support services, in response to findings of its Big Farming Survey on the mental wellbeing of the farming industry. The…
China, Japan, Taiwan, and Kuwait have all announced bans on pig meat imported from Italy after several cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) were reported in wild…
Unfortunately, pig weights keep on rising and the SPP is still falling, losing another 0.45p this week to stand at 140.10p and it is worrying news…
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has announced the appointment of Ivan Siqueira as president of Pilgrim’s UK, succeeding Andrew Cracknell, who led the business for more than three years.…
Defra has extended two elements of its pig sector support package, amid warnings from the NPA that much more needs to be done to save the…
Production of pig meat in the UK was 1.02 million tonnes in 2021, according to data released by Defra, marking the highest production level since 1999. Despite…
Home Office Minister Kevin Foster has corrected false claims made about the UK’s major processors approach to recruiting foreign labour that he made in front of…
Following a cold, farm energy and control service provider Farmex has advised pig farmers to check carefully the set temperatures in their controlled-environment piggeries after the…
The latest figures from the Federal Statistics Office show that the German pig herd decline continued throughout 2021, falling to its lowest population number in 25 years,…