NFU President Tom Bradshaw has urged the government to ‘pause and consult’ on its controversial Inheritance Tax (IHT) reforms, as we enter 2025. In his New…
Month: December 2024
Here we are again, the end of another busy year, looking ahead to what challenges lie ahead. As I’ve sifted through the various trials and tribulations…
Researchers aiming to boost welfare in the pig industry are calling on farmers working with pigs and others to attend a free workshop at Harper Adams…
Permitted pig and poultry farms have been reminded that, from January 2025, they need to complete retrospective nitrogen and phosphorus reporting for 2024. AHDB has created…
Scientists have taken important steps towards the potential future development of a live vaccine for African swine fever (ASF). A study, led by thet the Pirbright…
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has refuted suggestions by the chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that the current discount system for meat…
The UK’s female breeding herd contracted further in the year to June 2024, Defra’s latest UK livestock census figures show. As of June 1, the number…
Shocking new figures highlighting the volume of illegal meat imports being intercepted at the Port of Dover have prompted fresh calls for the government to ensure…
African swine fever has been found across Indonesia, with officials warning of further spread and urging the pig industry to take extra precautions. The virus has…
November UK clean pig slaughterings were down 3.5% on November 2023 at 879,000 head, with pigmeat production 3.9% lower at 82,000 tonnes, 3.9%, Defra’s latest UK…