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RUMA has expressed ‘surprise and disappointment’ over the tone of a new fundraising campaign launched by the Soil Association.

George Eustice has confirmed the Government is considering providing grants to invest in farm infrastructure under a new domestic farm policy.

Upates have been posted today on the open Forum, Members and Events sections of the website. 

Pig producers have been reminded that zinc oxide is still permitted at therapeutic doses in piglet feed, despite the uncertainty over its future.

With pig supplies still on the tight side and, despite the SPP easing marginally in value by 0.22p to 149.59p, demand remains firm across the board.

The use of prescribed antibiotics administered in feed for young pigs has halved over the past three years, figures released by RUMA suggest.

Antibiotic data representing more than half the 2015 UK pig herd has now been loaded onto the eMB-Pigs database.   

The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has commissioned an audit to gauge levels of compliance with its pork scheme’s lorry washing rules.

In her latest Pig World column, Zoe Davies outlines the NPA's recent activity on Brexit and sets the record straight on 'unskilled labour'.