EU pigmeat production is expected to contract gradually over the next 10 years, according to the European Commission’s latest medium-term agricultural outlook. The commission forecasts that…
Month: January 2026
The advances in pig performance over the years, heavily underpinned by genetics, are staggering. AHDB figures show that, in 2010, GB indoor herds were averaging below…
Defra has published proposals to phase out all colony cage systems across the laying hen sector by 2032, including for smaller producers. The department has also…
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…
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,…
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…