Taiwan has become the latest Asian country to report its first suspected case of African swine fever (ASF). The country’s Ministry of Agriculture announced on October…
Month: October 2025
RSPCA Assured has launched a refreshed brand identity, as it announces a new goal of assuring more than more than half of all UK farmed animals,…
Red Tractor has teamed up with celebrity ambassador and former children’s TV presenter, Angellica Bell to help celebrate its first 25 years, as it launches a new…
The NPA has urged the government to invest to protect the UK’s national biosecurity, ahead of the Autumn Budget, including a multi-year funding proposal for the…
September UK clean pig slaughterings were up 1.3% on September 2024 at 869,000 head, with pigmeat production 2.1% up year on year to 81,000 tonnes, Defra’s…
Meat industry bodies have rejected calls by the government’s animal welfare advisory body to phase out the use of carbon dioxide as a means of stunning…
Brazilian pork production is forecast to increase by 2.2% this year to reach 5.42m tonnes, marking the eighth consecutive year of production growth, the Brazilian Association…
Defra’s animal welfare advisors have recommended that CO2 is phased out as a method for stunning pigs pre-slaughter and for limits to be placed on throughputs…
Food is at the heart of our shared moments, whether it’s dinner with friends, a quick lunch with colleagues or a cosy family Sunday roast. But…
Red Tractor has accused the Advertising Standards Authority of making a ‘fundamentally flawed’ judgement, after the advertising watchdog upheld a complaint against an advert first shown…