The year-on-year decline in UK pork production continued through September, on the back of reduced pig numbers coming through the system. Defra’s latest monthly slaughter statistics…
Month: October 2023
The Pigs Today podcast is back, with a special edition in which AHDB Pork Sector chair Mike Sheldon explains why the levy body is proposing a…
Zoetis has launched CircoMax – a new Porcine Circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccine that includes two genotypes, a and b – in the UK. CircoMax is…
In the latest issue of Pig World, Ciara O’Neil, part of the vet team at Garth Pig Practice, explains the role that vets can play in…
The second round of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant scheme, which will open in November, will be more accessible to pig farmers, with some significant changes made,…
Farming Minister Mark Spencer has insisted the Government remains ‘committed’ to delivering effective African swine fever (ASF) border controls.  However, responding to a request from NPA…
The NFU has clarified its position on Red Tractor’s plans to introduce a voluntary Greener Farms Commitment (GFC), alongside its core scheme from April 2024. Red…
Non-BPS applicants can now apply for Annual Health and Welfare Review, part of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. Under the scheme, pig farmers in England…
Red Tractor has set out plans to add an environmental module to its assurance scheme from next year, in a move that has already received some…
Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake has joined AHDB and red meat and dairy exporters showcasing their products at Anuga in Cologne – this year’s biggest agri-food trade…