N.Ireland
Funding for research on antibiotic alternatives for pigs
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon, has announced a grant award...
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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...
Pig/Poultry
Confidential helpline set up to support pig industry
A confidential, 24-hour helpline has been set up by the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) to support workers affected by...
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
Levy holiday announced for English and Scottish pig producers
Two meat levy bodies, in agreement with Ministers from Scotland and England, have today (Thursday, October 14) announced a pork...
Pig/Poultry
Insurers now investigating Oxfordshire pig-farm fire
Insurers are now investigating the cause of a fire that killed a number of pigs in Oxfordshire last week, as...
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Pigs killed in Oxfordshire fire
A number of pigs were killed in a fire in Oxfordshire just before the weekend, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service...
Pig/Poultry
Pig industry protest Conservatives in Manchester
‘What do we want? Butchers; When do we want them? Now.’ This is one of chants echoed by members of...
Agri-Business
UFU urges DAERA to act over NI’s pig sector pressures
Shoppers could see fewer of their favourite pork products on supermarket shelves this Christmas, while farmers struggle to cope with...
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...
Agri-Business
70,000 pigs backing up on UK farms amid worker shortage
Healthy pigs will end up being destroyed and wasted - with an estimated 70,000 pigs backing up on farms -...
Agri-Business
Applications now open for Scottish Pig Producer Hardship Support Scheme
A £715,000 hardship fund has been set up to offer financial support to pig producers affected by the temporary closure...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB’s Pig Health scheme set to return in the autumn
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) Pig Health scheme will return this autumn with an enhanced benchmarking feature, following...
Pig/Poultry
Applications open for AHDB’s Pig Industry Scholarship programme
Companies in the pig industry have until August 31 to apply to take an agricultural student on in their business...
N.Ireland
185 to be eligible for NI’s £1.6 million Pig Producer support
185 Northern Ireland farmers are expected to be eligible for a new £1.6 million Covid-19 pig producer support scheme for...
Agri-Business
UK pig throughput rises as sheep and cattle numbers dip
Pig throughput at UK abattoirs was historically high for the first half of 2021, whereas lamb and beef supply was...
N.Ireland
Info sought following road collision involving pig
Information has been sought in relation to a pig that was involved in a road traffic collision in Co. Down...
Pig/Poultry
NFU Scotland calls for urgent action to be taken to protect future of Scottish pig farmers
NFU Scotland president, Martin Kennedy, has written to Pilgrim’s, the processing partner of Scotland’s largest abattoir located in Brechin, to...
