NFU Scotland has challenged the UK’s biggest retailers to work with the industry to increase the proportion of Scottish produce on shelves, after the union’s ShelfWatch initiative…
Month: April 2025
Four men and a business have been convicted for their involvement in serious food crimes that involved the illegal sale of meat that was unfit for…
Leading Scottish butcher Simon Howie, officially Scotland’s top selling burger brand, is targeting the summer barbecue market with three new products. The company already has an…
AHDB’s latest Porkwatch survey suggests retailers continue to show steady support for British pigmeat products, albeit with plenty of variation among them. Across the 10 retailers…
UK retail purchases of pigmeat meat grew slightly over the first three months of 2025, driven by an increase in primary cut volumes, according to Kantar…
Red Tractor is set to consult on an enhanced welfare module for pigs, initially covering outdoor production, with a higher welfare indoor tier potentially to follow…
Farming minister Daniel Zeichner has announced Government investment of more than £45 million to help develop ‘groundbreaking technologies’ to boost Britain’s food security. From 28 April,…
UK pigmeat production during the first quarter of 2025 was 6.4% up on the same period a year ago, Defra statistics show. March UK lean pig…
The NFU has set out the steps it will take to deliver the recommendations made by the independent review into farm assurance, led by Dr David…
Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has launched a Multi-Stakeholder Action Plan, backed by various prominent players in the supply chain and the NPA, to accelerate the move…