News
21st Aug 2017
David Black Award nomination deadline fast approaching
You have until Friday to submit nominations for the 2017 David Black Award, considered to be the pig industry’s highest honour.
21st Aug 2017
Pigs to be slaughtered at Tulip Ashton plant following Brechin fire
Pigs eligible for Scotland's Specially Selected Pork brand, which would have been slaughtered at Brechin, are be slaughtered at Tulip's Ashton abattoir.
18th Aug 2017
Off the boil
Some of the steam has come out of the pig market in the past few weeks with extra pigs around as well as a slightly more fickle demand for some parts.
18th Aug 2017
Ed's Brexit round-up
This week’s Brexit developments were dominated by the news that the Government revealed its intentions over future customs arrangements.
18th Aug 2017
Forum post - ridiculous TB restrictions
We are having some ridiculous restrictions imposed on our farms, writes a Wiltshire vet on the forum.
18th Aug 2017
Where does pork fit in the export top 10?
UK food and drink exports grew to £10.2bn in the first six months of this year, up 8.5% on 2016 and a record for the first half of the year.
17th Aug 2017
Pirbright awarded £2.4m to develop Nipah vaccine
A grant worth £2.4 million has been awarded to the Pirbright Institute to lead an international team developing a vaccine against Nipah virus (NiV).
17th Aug 2017
Producers urged to submit eMB data ahead of Red Tractor rule change
Pig producers are being urged to submit antibiotic data onto the eMB-Pigs database ahead of changes to Red Tractor rules.
16th Aug 2017
Public backing farming post-Brexit vote
An overwhelming majority of the public are actively supporting the farming sector, according to the 2017 results of the NFU's Farmer Favourability survey.