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Food security minister Dame Angela Eagle has confirmed that the government is planning to publish a new animal welfare strategy by the end of this year…
The NPA has accused the government of ‘burying its head in the sand’, following its disappointing response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee’s…
Weekly pig prices and slaughter data for Great Britain. The EU-spec SPP has stabilised, after six successive weekly declines, gaining 0.02p to stand at 201.91p/kg, during…
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Imminent new welfare strategy will shed more light on farrowing reforms – Defra minister
0Food security minister Dame Angela Eagle has confirmed that the government is planning to publish a new animal welfare strategy by the end of this year and that it will cover the future of farrowing systems. During Defra Questions in the Commons this morning, Dame Angela made it clear the government is committed to working with the industry on any move away from conventional farrowing crates. She was asked by Green MP Adrian Ramsey what her planned timeline is for moving away from the use of farrowing crates and cages in farming. The minister replied: “We remain firmly committed to…