New figures published by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) show far fewer animals are being used to release batches of veterinary vaccines than a decade ago. The average number of animals ...

The second SFI window, worth £233 million, opened this morning. It includes a £50 million boost announced by the Prime Minister in August, to help farmers hit by low yields and rising costs access a ...

The NPA is proposing a government-funded Private Storage Aid (PSA) scheme for pigmeat accompanied by a Slaughter Incentive ...

Images from a recent batch showed that 13 piglets with a combined weight of 152.9kg occupied 1.8sq m when lying down, while ...

Increased pigmeat sales helped push total UK red meat and dairy exports above the £2 billion-mark in the first half of this ...

ASCA oversees the Fair Dealing Obligations (FDO) regulations that are currently in place for the dairy and pig supply chains and are being developed for other sectors.

Pigmeat production, at 670,000 tonnes is up 4.9% year on year in the year to August, with significantly higher carcase weights, which averaged just below 90kg in August, also driving the higher ...

Pig farmers highlight how the current market turmoil is affecting their businesses, including, in some cases, forcing them to make the incredibly difficult decision to get out of pigs altogether. For ...

Merchants’ ex-farm buying-in straw prices (£/t) supplied by the British Hay & Straw Merchants Association.

The EU-spec SPP has inched up again, gaining 0.44p to stand at 180.84p/kg during the week ended September 20. This is the fourth week in a row the SPP has moved up, albeit in small jumps over the past ...

There is still time to select the winner of the NPA’s coveted Allied Industry Member of the Year award, won last year by the United Pig Cooperative. Following consultation with members, the NPA has ...

The NFU is calling on government to set ambitious targets for homegrown food, after publishing a report highlighting increased reliance on imports to meet UK food consumption needs.