In the December issue of Pig World, renowned industry analyst Mick Sloyan took an in-depth look at recent global pork market trends and explains what this…
Month: December 2023
I ended my last article with a celebration of a politician resigning. I begin this one on a similar note; well, with a bit more excitement…
In his latest article for Pig World, Duncan Berkshire, of the Bishopton Veterinary Group, sets out some pig industry priorities for the latest Defra Secretary.  ‘Once…
The British Meat Processors Association has expressed concern that the Government’s new immigration rules will restrict access for migrants to fill critical labour shortages, while, at…
Pig feed production between July and October, at 617,200 tonnes, was 41,200t lower than the same period in 2022, a 6.3% drop that will dampen expectations…
Smithfield Foods, one of the US’s biggest pork processors, has announced it is to terminate contracts with 26 pig farms in Utah in response to an…
AHDB has complained to the UK’s communications watchdog about Channel 4’s ‘Big British Beef Battle’, presented by Ade Adepitan, accusing the programme of failing to observe…
New legislation putting an end to the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain was introduced in Parliament on Monday. The Animal…
A total of 97% of farmers received their final BPS payment in the first few days of the payment window, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has…
Pig industry training tool, PigPro, and its dairy equivalent, DairyPro, have moved from AHDB to BASIS, the charitable organisation committed to raising professional standards across land…