The NPA has announced that Lizzie Wilson has been appointed as its new chief executive, replacing Zoe Davies, who took up a new role with the NFU…
Month: August 2022
A welcome surge in European prices has delivered a boost to UK pork market prospects, but poor demand continues to apply a brake domestically. European prices…
The SPP continues to rise and went up this week by 0.93p to stand at 197.40p. This comes in stark contrast to the situation on the…
Some ‘small but important’ changes have made to the Red Tractor pig standards, which will take effect from October 1. The changes cover new trichinella requirements…
According to data compiled by Trade Data Monitor, UK pig meat exports (excluding offal) fell month-on-month and year-on-year in June. June’s UK export pig meat volume…
When Ann Lewis took over the running of her family farm in South Wales, the Menter Moch Cymru project stepped in to help her get her…
The Rural Payment Agency (RPA) is looking for farming volunteers to test the new Slurry Infrastructure Grant online application checker. The RPA will be launching a new grant to…
Defra pig meat production figures for July see both a year-on-year and month-on-month fall in volumes. In July of 2022, pig meat production volumes were recorded as 80,600 tonnes,…
The latest AHDB figures show a worrying continuation in the decline of English pig abattoirs. Recent AHDB figures show that only 87 English slaughterhouses killed pigs in…
In the latest edition of Pig World, Lauren Dimmack AHDB senior animal health & welfare scientist outlined the latest progress with the Pig Health and Welfare Pathway…