Gove backs NFU plan for post-Brexit import standard commission
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has welcomed the NFU’s calls for a new commission of food…
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.
Import tariffs will protect pig producers in Brexit no deal – Gove
The pig sector will receive some import tariff protection if we leave the EU without…
Arrests made in connection with Belgian ASF outbreak
Prosecutors investigating the cause of Belgium’s African swine fever (ASF) outbreak have made two arrests, which…
More fresh pork on retail shelves in January, but mixed picture across the retailers
UK retailers stocked more British pork their shelves in January than they did two months…
AHDB to discuss key activities at Regional Pork Forum
Pig producers and allied industry members will have the chance to have a say on…
Red Tractor eMB deadline is today
Red Tractor pork members are reminded that today is the deadline for uploading antibiotic data for…
How the Scottish farming industry is encouraging young farmers to diversify into pigs
A new initiative in Scotland is encouraging young farmers to get into the pig industry,…
Uneven Brexit tariff regime would cause untold damage to pig sector – NPA
The Government could cause untold damage to the British pig sector if it waives tariffs…
No deal planning delays Government response to AHDB review
The need to allocate resources to planning for a Brexit no deal has has forced…
The many ways African swine fever could get into our pigs
Defra has published a report explaining its decision to raise the risk level of African…