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British government figures show the total value of UK pork exports has fallen by more than £4 million so far this year. According…

More than 40 Nando’s restaurants closed due to chicken shortage

August 18, 2021

Nando’s has been forced to close over 40 restaurants across the UK as it deals with the effect of staff shortages across the…

Applications open for AHDB’s Pig Industry Scholarship programme

August 11, 2021

Companies in the pig industry have until August 31 to apply to take an agricultural student on in their business for a year.…

185 to be eligible for NI’s £1.6 million Pig Producer support

July 30, 2021

185 Northern Ireland farmers are expected to be eligible for a new £1.6 million Covid-19 pig producer support scheme for those affected by…

UK pig throughput rises as sheep and cattle numbers dip

July 23, 2021

Pig throughput at UK abattoirs was historically high for the first half of 2021, whereas lamb and beef supply was tight. This came…

France to ban the crushing and gassing of male chicks from 2022

July 19, 2021

The French Agriculture Minister, Julien Denormandie, has announced that the killing of male chicks by methods of crushing or gassing will be banned…

Public-private partnership required to help control African swine fever

July 14, 2021

A public-private partnership approach to help control the spread of African swine fever (ASF) has commenced, coinciding with a recent global event called…

Marks and Spencer becomes first major retailer to commit to selling only slower-reared chicken

July 6, 2021

Marks and Spencer will be the first major retailer to sell only slower-reared, higher welfare, chicken across its full range of fresh chicken…

Poots: Trespassing incident on Armagh poultry farm was ‘highly irresponsible’

July 2, 2021

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has condoned a trespassing incident on a poultry farm in Co. Armagh earlier today (July 2) by animal rights…

Animal rights activists occupy chicken shed in Armagh over animal welfare dispute

July 2, 2021

A group of animal rights activists have forced entry into a chicken farm in Moira, Co. Armagh in a dispute over animal welfare.…

NFU Scotland calls for urgent action to be taken to protect future of Scottish pig farmers

June 29, 2021

NFU Scotland president, Martin Kennedy, has written to Pilgrim’s, the processing partner of Scotland’s largest abattoir located in Brechin, to urge them to…

Protect people and poultry from red mite this summer

June 27, 2021

Egg producers are being reminded of the risk to worker welfare as the summer red mite season draws near. Many producers are aware…

Cargill appoints new research coordinator

June 19, 2021

Clare Gaukroger has joined Cargill’s pig team as research coordinator for the UK. Based in North Yorkshire, she is establishing trials and managing…

Department unlikely to take direct action over ILT outbreaks

June 15, 2021

The department is unlikely to take direct action, such as introducing culls or flocks restrictions, over a recent spate of outbreaks of poultry…

Midweek meals campaign proves a hit as consumers return to pork

June 12, 2021

The latest Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) pork marketing campaign reached more than 85% of UK households, according to newly released figures,…

UK pig industry posts further reductions in antibiotic use

June 10, 2021

New figures show the amount of antibiotic prescribed to treat pigs on UK farms in 2020 fell by 5%, bringing the total reduction…

‘Potentially serious’ viral disease ILT discovered in poultry flocks in NI

June 8, 2021