Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Housing measures to end next week
The mandatory housing measures introduced across the UK to help stop the spread of avian influenza (bird flu) will be...
Pig/Poultry
Pig/Poultry
Call for supermarkets to stop 'poison poultry'
The Soil Association has today (Monday, April 25) launched a petition calling on UK supermarkets to remove harmful pesticides from...
Pig/Poultry
Lincolnshire Trading Standards removes 225 pigs from farm
Lincolnshire Trading Standards has removed 225 pigs from a farm it deemed to be a high-risk premises. An investigation, warranted...
Pig/Poultry
Warning of egg shortages due to 'suffocating' supermarket prices
British free-range organic egg farmers are considering a mass exodus from the industry due to the lack of compensation at...
Pig/Poultry
Standard Pig Price must break £2/kg soon - NFU Scotland
The National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland has said that in order to preserve the pig industry, the standard pig price...
Pig/Poultry
Yorkshire Pig 'high priority' on rare breed watchlist
The Large White Pig, commonly known as the Yorkshire Pig, has been added to the highest priority category of the...
Pig/Poultry
Red meat exports to US almost double in January
America imported more than £3 million worth of red meat from the UK in January – almost double the amount...
N.Ireland
NI pig sector faces an ‘unsustainable future’
Embattled pig farmers are facing a crisis in the sector as rising costs and supply chain disruptions are causing huge...
Pig/Poultry
Pork marketing campaign reaches over 75% of the UK
A marketing campaign on the benefits of switching to pork dishes, has been labelled a success by the AHDB. The...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu confirmed in Cambridgeshire and Devon
Two new outbreaks of avian influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
Beef
New post-mortem TB test will identify infection quicker
A new test to identify tuberculosis (TB) infection quicker in animals post mortem has been rolled out in Great Britain,...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Poultry keepers in Suffolk told to take urgent action
The UK’s chief veterinary officer Christine Middlemiss has today (Wednesday, March 23) urged poultry keepers in Suffolk to step up...
Pig/Poultry
Cabinet Secretary hears of deepening crisis in Scottish pig sector
Leading Scottish pig farmer Jamie Wyllie welcomed Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon on his farm yesterday as...
Pig/Poultry
Porc from Wales Week labelled a success by HCC
One week dedicated to Porc from Wales has generated an influx of interest and new support for the product. Porc...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu confirmed at premises in Aberdeenshire
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 – bird flu – has today (Friday, March 11) been confirmed in a backyard...
Dairy
Two US events to showcase UK red meat and dairy
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will be showcasing UK red meat and dairy at two events in the...
Agri-Business
Irish duck and Hollywood stars – the journey from Emyvale
Silver Hill Irish premium duck is a familiar name to many who are fond of a nice peking duck dish,...
Agri-Business
McDonald's called on to ensure US suppliers move to crate-free pork production
A shareholder in McDonald's in the US has called on the company to ensure that all its US suppliers move...
