Pilgrim’s UK’s has reduced its scope 1 & 2 emissions by 62.5% over in the space of three years, as it pursues its target of reaching…
Month: November 2023
Cranswick’s acquisition of two pig herds during the first half of the current financial year, including the £32 million purchase of Elsham Pigs, has taken its…
Sam Godfrey has won the NPA Chris Brant Award in recognition of his huge contribution to the sector as one of its most prominent pig producers…
NPA vice-chair Hugh Crabtree has won the 2023 David Black Award for his exceptional contribution to the British pig industry over 40 years. The award was…
Northamptonshire nucleus breeding unit, Bridge House Farm, has won the Overall Pig Producer of the Year Award at the 2023 National Pig Awards. A total of…
NSF, the sole Certification Body (CB) for Red Tractor pigs in the UK, has become certified to offer California’s Proposition 12 (Prop 12) certification for UK…
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has criticised the Government over its ‘leisurely approach’ to tackling food security. EFRA today published the Government’s response…
UK pig slaughterings recovered slightly in October but remain well down on 2022 levels. The latest Defra slaughter statistics show UK clean pig slaugherings at 882,000…
UK meat exporters have been developing further opportunities to satisfy the appetite for red meat in West Africa during a trade mission to Ghana and the…
AHDB has begun the search for the next chair of its Pork Sector Council, alongside two other recruits to its main board. Current Pork Sector chair…