AHDB pork’s technical team has announced the appointment of Tony Bayles as a Knowlege Exchange Relationship Manager. His role will see him provide a link between…
Month: February 2022
If there are any green shoots of recovery they have yet to break the surface, although there have been signs of some but not all of…
The EU average pig reference price fell slightly in January, slipping €0.41, to €131.53/100kg, AHDB has reported. Whilst the price in January was higher year-on-year, the gain has been…
Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has reminded pig owners about the risk of African Swine Fever (ASF) after several reports of the deadly pig disease spreading…
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The company that runs Scotland’s biggest pork processing plant, at Brechin, has been purchased by the Browns Food Group. The Brechin site has been owned by Quality…
Red Tractor has confirmed that it will align with the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s (VMD) recently stated-position on zinc oxide. At the start of January the VMD issued…
Defra has finally agreed to a joint request from the NPA and NFU for a roundtable summit to discuss the worsening pig industry crisis. NPA chairman…
Cranswick continued to deliver a ‘strong growth’ during the last quarter of 2021, as it continues, it said, to manage the ‘unprecedented’ labour and supply chain…
Porcilis Health Management Vet Academy has been launched to support and promote the development of veterinary surgeons working in the pig sector. The 12-month continuing professional…