Pig/Poultry
Scottish pig prices see steady summer increase
Scottish pig producers are benefiting from a slow and persistent rise in farmgate prices which have climbed 10% since the...
Pig/Poultry
Scottish pig producers are benefiting from a slow and persistent rise in farmgate prices which have climbed 10% since the...
N.Ireland
Holidaymakers have been warned to not to bring home edible souvenirs after department officials in Northern Ireland revealed they have...
Pig/Poultry
Valuable work around improving pig health and welfare in the UK has been highlighted in a new report launched on...
Rural Life
A number of pigs died when a lorry carrying 190 animals overturned in the UK late last night, according to...
Pig/Poultry
A new study showing wild boar can be immunised against African Swine Fever through a vaccine could potentially save the...
Pig/Poultry
Research carried out by Queen’s University Belfast has made what is described as “intriguing and unpredicted” discoveries in the social...
Pig/Poultry
Moving pigs from Scotland to England for finishing is “a lost opportunity for the Scottish industry”, according to the National...
Agri-Business
Scottish prime pig producers have seen prices rising over the past month; however, they continue to trail last year’s levels...
Pig/Poultry
Britain’s beloved bangers and bacon are boosting pork sales performance in the eating out market. According to MCA Insight, pork...
Agri-Business
One of the UK’s meat processing companies, Tulip, has warned it may have to close its plant in Boston, Lincolnshire...
Pig/Poultry
Scottish pig producers, vets, pharmaceutical companies, pig specialists and industry bodies are working together to try to develop a strategy...
Opinion
Brexit may well prove to be a minor hurdle relative to the challenge of climate change for UK agriculture over...
Opinion
Improving animal health standards and reducing disease levels represent the next challenge for British agriculture. A case in point is...
Pig/Poultry
Pig producers have been invited to join a scheme which will give them access to post-mortem pig health data to...
N.Ireland
Yesterday morning (Sunday, July 29) Nigel Grant was doing his routine jobs on the farm when he went into one...
Opinion
Congratulations to Brendan Kelly on his recent success in Northern Ireland’s regional Wool Board Election. The Co. Antrim man has...
N.Ireland
Bigger litter sizes, better weaning rates and weights have helped the Northern Ireland pig industry ‘bounce back’. A combination of changes...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the UK’s most prominent regions for the intensive farming of poultry, according to reports. There...