Co-op has announced that it will meet its commitment to be 100% ‘cage-free’ across its continental meat range by the end of the year. In 2018,…
Month: November 2025
Sales of veterinary antibiotics in the UK fell to a new low in 2024, according to the latest Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance (VARSS) report.…
Red Tractor is updating its guidance to help clarify current uncertainty around permitted methods of euthanasia on commercial pig farms. The guidance confirms that commercial pig…
Robert Beckett, the well-known and hugely respected pig farmer who died earlier this year, has been posthumously awarded the distinguished David Black Award. Robert’s wife Andrea…
North Farm Livestock, the UK’s biggest free-range pig business, has been crowned the 2025 National Pig Awards Overall Pig Producer of the Year. The Norfolk-based business,…
AHDB’s sustainability and engagement manager Zanita Markham was a popular winner of the NPA Chris Brant Award at the National Pig Awards in London, on Monday…
Retail spend on pigmeat products was up almost 4% year on year in the 12 weeks to November 2, driven by a combination of higher volumes…
Food security minister Dame Angela Eagle has confirmed that the government is planning to publish a new animal welfare strategy by the end of this year…
The NPA has accused the government of ‘burying its head in the sand’, following its disappointing response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee’s…
AHDB has appointed Helen Herniman, a chartered accountant, as its new chief executive and accounting officer. She will take up the role from January 5, 2026,…