China claims pig numbers will bottom out by end of the year
China believes it can defy the predictions of global analysts and halt the decline in…
Author Alistair Driver
Alistair Driver
Editor of LBM titles Pig World and Farm Business and group editor of Agronomist and Arable Farmer. National Pig Association's webmaster. Previously political editor at Farmers Guardian for many years and also worked Farmers Weekly. Occasional farming media pundit. Brought up on a Leicestershire farm, now work from a shed in the garden in Oxfordshire. Big fan of Leicester City and Leicester Tigers. Occasional cricketer.
NPA welcomes further evidence of antibiotic reductions
The NPA has welcomed new figures highlighting further evidence of a reduction in antibiotic use…
Tulip launches ‘Green Butcher’ vegan brand
Tulip has created a new vegan brand that will be launched exclusively in the Co-op this…
Breaking: Pilgrim’s Pride confirms £290m Tulip purchase
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has announced the completion of the its acquisition of Tulip Ltd from…
Brechin to send 50 tonnes of pork a week to China after plant approval
Quality Pork Ltd (QPL) will begin exporting 50 tonnes of pork a week to China,…
20 days until Brexit: NFU urges Government to address fundamental concerns
With 20 days to Brexit, and the threat of no-deal still in place, the NFU…
Another case of swine dysentery confirmed in Norfolk
Swine Dysentery has been confirmed on a pig farm in Norfolk, continuing the worrying spread of…
NPA to challenge EA stance on covering slurry stores
The NPA has said it will challenge the position taken by the Environment Agency on…
New certification body needed for 300 Red Tractor pig members
Around 300 Red Tractor members will be transferred to a new certification body, after SAI…
How Asia’s African swine fever crisis is transforming the global protein market
Alistair Driver explains how the devastating spread of African swine fever is affecting the market…