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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.
Croatia introduces measures following ASF confirmation in Serbia
Following Serbia’s confirmation of the occurrence of ASF in some pig farms in that country,…
European sow prices rally
EU sow prices have risen significantly since the beginning of March, after a steady start…
China’s pig herd forecast to halve by end of 2019
China’s pig herd could halve by the end of this year, as ASF takes a…
Prime Minister Boris ups the Brexit ante
The entry of Boris Johnson into Downing Street has dramatically shifted the Brexit narrative. Farmers…
Australian authorities clamp down on farm activists
Australia is toughening up its laws against activists who target farms, with one minister warning that…
NPA clarifies contract rearers’ eligibility for Defra grant scheme
Businesses that rear pigs under contract are eligible for grants under the Countryside Productivity Scheme,…
130,000 pigs culled as ASF hits commercial farms in Bulgaria
Around 130,000 have killed on large commercial farms in Bulgaria over the past few weeks,…
Environment Agency explains farming rules for water
The Environment Agency has clarified the rules concerning the application of organic manures or manufactured…
Slurry stores must be covered by February 2021
The Environment Agency has confirmed that slurry stores and lagoons must be covered by February 2021,…