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Pork from traditionally reared Pedigree Welsh Pigs has been granted Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (TSG) status by the European Commission.

Red Tractor Assurance has published advice on the new pork scheme requirement to record antibiotic data coming in later this year. 

The pork market is set to remain to firm over the first half of 2017, as UK and EU supplies remain tight, according to AHDB.

Changes to APHA's post mortem laboratories have affected vets' access to the facilities, according to a survey by the BVA.

Pig farmers have again been urged to be vigilant after bird flu restrictions were put in place in mid-Suffolk.

AHDB's Outlook webinar, which kicks off at 10.30am today, will look at the prospects for the pork sector prospects as the UK prepares to leave the EU.

NPA senior policy advisor Georgina Crayford and vice chairman Richard Longthorp appeared on Radio Humberside this morning to discuss zinc oxide.

The importance of using antibiotics responsibly on farms is being championed by leading skills development body, City & Guilds. 

We have issued some comprehensive guidance for members on dealing with the growing animal rights focus on the pig sector. 

Although the SPP has dropped back a shade and now stands at 149.96p, supply and demand seem to be more or less in balance.