Ridgeway Biologicals has been a trusted name in the UK and Ireland animal health sector for more than 20 years, providing emergency vaccines tailored to the…
Month: January 2026
British pork is enjoying a quiet revolution, with more consumers are planning to buy pork now than at any point over the last eight years, according…
Proud and privileged. That’s how I felt as I applauded the finalists and winners at the most recent National Pig Awards ceremony – a night that…
Defra secretary Emma Reynolds has announced some important reforms to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), designed to ‘simplify the scheme, level the playing field and provide…
An MP has highlighted the ‘crazy’ lack of powers held by the authorities to punish people who smuggle illegal meat imports into the country. Danny Chambers,…
Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. The EU-spec SPP began 2026 with its biggest weekly reversal since October 2021, losing 3.7p to stand…
Merchants’ ex-farm buying-in straw prices (£/t) supplied by the British Hay & Straw Merchants Association. Trade comment: Increased interest in straw due to livestock being housed.…
The NFU has appointed Sophie Throup, a former head of agriculture at Morrisons as it next director general. Ms Throup, who will join the NFU from…
Provisional investigations into the origins of Spain’s African swine fever (ASF) have all-but ruled out a nearby laboratory as the source. Catalonia’s agriculture minister Òscar Ordeig…
Defra secretary Emma Reynolds has confirmed that the government will consult on welfare improvements for hens and lambs in January, with no date set yet for…