News
19th Sep 2018
Industry coalition launches new skills strategy
An industry coalition has come together to kick-start a new skills strategy with the ambition to equip the agricultural workforce for the future of farming.
19th Sep 2018
2% rise recorded in English pig herd but sow numbers fall
The English pig herd increased by 2% year-on-year in the first half of 2018 to reach over four million head, according to Defra's June Agricultural Survey.
19th Sep 2018
See AHDB's water sampling video
AHDB has created a video demonstrating the process for collecting a water sample and sending it off for testing.
18th Sep 2018
Report on future post-Brexit employment policy 'fundamentally misses the point' - NPA
A report setting out proposals for the UK’s employment policy after we leave the EU fundamentally misses the point.
18th Sep 2018
'Limited' risk of ASF infecting domestic pigs - Belgian authorities
The Belgian food safety authorities believe the risk of domestic pigs becoming infected with African swine fever remains ‘limited’.
18th Sep 2018
HSE toughens up rules on permanent rodenticide baiting
The HSE has introduced tougher restrictions on permanent rodenticide baiting by farmers, gamekeepers and pest controllers.
17th Sep 2018
UK African swine fever risk level unchanged
The risk of the ASF virus entering the UK remains at 'medium', following confirmation of the virus in wild boar in Belgium.
14th Sep 2018
Ed's Brexit round-up - a big week for agriculture
What a week it has been for UK Agriculture. For the first time in decades the UK will have its own Agriculture Bill.
14th Sep 2018
African swine fever in Belgium - NPA statement
The NPA has issued a statement in response to news that African swine fever has been confirmed in two wild boar in Belgium.
14th Sep 2018
Keeping African swine fever out of the UK pig herd
As the risk of ASF entering the UK is raised, APHA has reiterated its advice to pig keepers about the steps needed to keep the virus away from pigs.