A group of farming and business groups have called for ‘urgent transparency’ on the reforms to Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural Property Relief (APR), after…
Month: May 2025
Defra ministers have appointed Emily Norton as the new chair of AHDB, replacing Nicholas Saphir, who is stepping down after more than five years in the…
Cranswick has announced a veterinary review of its animal welfare policies and its livestock operations, following the wave of negative publicity it has experienced recently as…
Cranswick has increased its own pig production by 14% over the past year, following further significant acquisitions, as it delivered another major hike in revenues and…
There has been a mixed response from the farming and meat industry to the EU-UK trade deal announced at today’s EU summit. While the removal of…
The UK pig sector is in as strong a position as it has been for a long time, albeit against a backdrop of global uncertainty, troubles…
The 2025 National Pig Awards are open for entries, giving individuals and businesses across the pig sector the opportunity to earn recognition for the fantastic work…
The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has called on the government to delay the implementation of its final agricultural property relief (APR) and business…
All restrictions on imports of affected commodities into Great Britain from Germany have been lifted, after the government officially recognised the country as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)…
Pig margins tightened further in the first quarter of 2025, as feed costs increased and pig prices dropped back slightly. According to AHDB’s latest net margin…