The chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee Neil Parish has told the BBC he is resigning as an MP after admitting he…
Month: April 2022
Another exceptionally challenging week for the pig industry and although the SPP continues its upward track rising by 3.18p to 164.92p – unfortunately COP levels are…
Sainsbury’s has announced an additional support payment of up to £2.8m for its pork development group – the supermarket’s farmer group which works to understand its…
The Government’s decision to scrap plans to introduce import checks on animals and animal products coming into the UK from July 1 has been heavily criticised…
The NFU has revealed its export strategy which aims to grow the UK’s agri-food exports by 30% by 2030, bringing the total value of UK agri-food exports…
Consumers face having high standard UK-produce pork replaced by lower standard imports as the industry crisis continues to take its toll on producers, a Wiltshire farmer has…
Rapid and widespread change will be required on farms in order to meet net-zero targets for livestock, according to a report published by CIEL (Centre for…
The NPA called for some of the big retailers to do more to support the British pig sector, after the latest Porkwatch survey showed mixed support…
A new aid package brought to Cabinet by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalgue worth €13 million will give pig farmers up to €70,000, however, according to RTE…
Factory issues and the ‘echo of the Easter’ break took some of the shine off market momentum last week, according to Thames Valley Cambac. Prices were…