The National Park authority, NFU Scotland and the NPA have condemned the ‘illegal and deliberate’ release of feral pigs or wild boar into the Cairngorms. The…
Month: February 2025
Pig farmers are being sought to test a new diagnostic tool that could help detect a range of pig diseases. A team of scientists and researchers…
Well, if you thought 2025 was going to be a boring year, then think again. At the time of writing, we’re less than three weeks into…
Traffic in Westminster was brought to a standstill, as thousands of farmers, many in tractors, descended on London in the latest protest against the government’s controversial…
The NPA has urged the government to ensure the UK’s national biosecurity is a priority in the forthcoming spending review. In its submission ahead of the…
JSR has been one of the biggest names in the pig industry for more than four decades, during which time it has grown to become a…
One of the leading figures involved in developing potentially game-changing new gene editing technology in the pig sector has called for the UK government to put…
The NPA team enjoyed a well-earned break over the festive period, but came back to reality with a bump after hearing the news that foot-and-mouth disease…
The food supply chain has joined forces to urge the Treasury to rethink changes to inheritance tax announced at the Budget. A total of 57 food…
Rising feed costs and falling prices partially eroded producer margins in the final quarter of 2024, although the UK pig sector remained comfortably in the black…