A 4% rise in UK pork production last year helped keep import levels relatively stable, despite lower EU prices, although import volumes did pick in final…
Month: February 2025
UK livestock producers are being urged to ensure biosecurity protocols are up to date and robust in light of current disease threats, including African swine fever,…
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) is set to re-open in the spring, as part of a £110 million investment in equipment and technology grants. …
Defra secretary Steve Reed has told the NFU conference the government is drawing up plans to seize and crush the vehicles of smugglers who bring illegal…
NFU president Tom Bradshaw will call on the government to reset its relationship with farmers, as the fallout from its ‘disastrous’ inheritance tax (IHT) reforms looks…
Defra secretary Steve Reed will today announce a £200m investment in a new National Biosecurity Centre at the UK’s animal health facility at Weybridge to improve…
Retail support for British pork products remains steady across the categories, according to the latest AHDB Porkwatch survey. Pork Across the 10 retailers surveyed in January,…
Yorkshire pig farmer and Parkinson’s campaigner Richard Longthorp performed 10,000 press-ups in a 24-hour period to end a month-long challenge that saw him joined by people…
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has described Germany’s foot-and-mouth outbreak as a ‘wake-up call’ to the UK and urged the government to act to improve…
The UK pig breeding herd is forecast to grow slightly this year, while pigmeat production remains steady on 2024 levels, according to AHDB’s 2025 Pork Outlook.…