More speakers have been confirmed for May’s Pigs Tomorrow conference, as an exciting and varied programme takes shape. The popular two-day Pigs Tomorrow takes place in…
Month: March 2025
New regulations designed to ensure a fairer pig supply chain have moved a big step closer to coming into force, after The Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs)…
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) is seeking further answers from the responsible Defra minister on the Department’s response to the outbreak of foot and…
During recent visits to several farms, I observed the challenges associated with an ageing sow herd. Many of these farms had too many older sows, which…
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has launched legal action challenging the charges that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are levying on the meat industry.…
UK farming does not have a great track record when it comes to getting large-scale – or ‘mega’, as they are often known – farm planning…
The farming industry has issued a furious response to the shock news that Defra has closed Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) applications with zero notice given to…
Average Farm Business Income (FBI) on pig farms in England is expected to increase by 14% to £155,000 on specialist pig farms in 2024/25, according to…
Planning fees for some agricultural buildings will be massively increased from April 1, after a previous error had kept them artificially low, the government has told…
Planning policy, and how it is implemented at local level, is one of the biggest barriers to expansion in the UK pig sector. It is also…