The United Pig Co-operative (UPC) has announced the appointment of Tim Benson as its new managing director, following a comprehensive recruitment process. Mr Benson will officially…
Month: September 2025
Dover District Council (DDC) has described two heavily critical reports by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) into biosecurity at the border and the…
Nick Allen, chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association, has today announced his intention to retire, ending a 50-year career in the sector. His career…
Outdoor-bred pigmeat sales continues to grow, with volumes up by 12.2% in the year to June 15, according to data from Worldpanel by Numerator. According to…
AHDB’s ‘This is British pork. But not as you know it’ marketing campaign is returning to screens in October, appearing across multiple platforms. For the first…
Improving health can reduce your costs as well as your carbon footprint by optimising performance whilst reducing inputs, such as feed and electricity1 and the brand…
The government’s much-vaunted Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) is flawed and is failing to provide a ‘robust, risk-based regime of inspections’ of potentially infected food imports…
UK pig meat exports have continued to strengthen year-on-year (YoY), totalling 156,400t in the first six months of 2025. This is a 5.2% (7,700t) increase on…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) urged the UK Government to take action to protect the UK from devastating livestock diseases, in respondse to the ‘deeply concerning’…
The NFU has published the findings from a survey highlighting the British public’s support for farming to mark Back British Farming Day. The NFU’s latest Farmer…