N.Ireland
UK-wide review of pig supply chain launched
The UK government has today (Friday, July 15) launched a UK-wide review of the pig supply chain, with the aim...
Pigs
N.Ireland
Farmgate prices mostly matching increased costs – Ulster Bank
This week’s Balmoral Show has seen a wide range of updates provided regarding the current state of agriculture in Northern...
Pig/Poultry
Waitrose announces £16m support scheme for pig farmers
Supermarket chain Waitrose has announced a support scheme worth up to £16 million for its British pig farmers. It will...
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
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...
N.Ireland
Concern that NI farmers are not buying enough fertiliser
There is a growing concern that farmers in Northern Ireland (NI) are not buying enough fertiliser to meet their full...
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...
N.Ireland
Minister announces £2m support package for NI pig farmers
A new support scheme worth £2 million for local pig farmers in Northern Ireland has been announced today (Friday, March...
N.Ireland
North’s pig industry is in deep crisis
Large numbers of farmers in Northern Ireland are claiming that the pig industry is in deep crisis - one which...
Agri-Business
UK Pig Industry Welfare Training platform launched
A welfare training platform for the pigs sector has been launched by the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) today,...
Pig/Poultry
NI minister reminds pig farmers of ASF risk
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots is reminding pig owners about the risk of African Swine Fever (ASF) following a...
N.Ireland
NI pig industry issues is making the sector 'unsustainable' - Sugden
East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has expressed her “profound concern” that current labour shortages and other economic forces are making...
Pig/Poultry
November pigmeat production up on last year despite sector crisis
Pigmeat production in November this year, at 93,000t, was 11% higher than in November 2020, despite the ongoing challenges faced...
N.Ireland
Pressure continues to build on Northern Ireland pig industry
Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum chief executive, Deirdre McIvor, has confirmed that farmers and processors working within the Northern Ireland...
Arable
Farming sectors performing well in Northern Ireland
Danske Bank’s head of agri-business, Rodney Brown, is confirming that most of Northern Ireland’s farming sectors are performing well at...
Agri Politics
Government launches support measures for the pig industry
The government has announced a package of measures to support the pig industry which has faced a number of challenges...
Agri-Business
UK government strikes deal to reinstate CO2 production
Reports have emerged this afternoon (September 21), claiming the UK government has struck a deal to reinstate carbon dioxide production....
Agri-Business
Pork crisis: NI’s pig backlog to reach 24,000 by mid-October
The backlog of pigs to be slaughtered could reach as many as 24,000 in just a month, according to representatives...
