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2nd Jun 2017

Brussels

AHDB to offer new training and skills help for pig sector


AHDB has outlined plans to introduce a new framework to help improve the skills of existing people in the industry, as well as attracting new talent.

1st Jun 2017

HealthWelfare

NPA proposes proportionate approach to new antibiotic targets


The NPA is urging the Government to adopt a proportionate approach to new long-term antibiotic targets, as the formal negotiation process gets underway.

31st May 2017

HealthWelfare

Changes to Red Tractor standards - what you need to know


Red Tractor is reminding pig producers of changes to the pork scheme standards coming into force in October.

30th May 2017

Brussels

Danes launch new pork welfare labelling scheme


A new Government-backed welfare label based on a three-tier labelling scheme is being launched in Denmark at the end of May.

29th May 2017

Brussels

British pork showcased in China


British pork was on prominent display as more than 80,000 visitors from around the world visited China’s largest food trade exhibition, SIAL.

23rd May 2017

HealthWelfare

FSA issues advice to consumers following hepatitis E reports


The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued advice to consumers about cooking pork, following the recent media reports about hepatitis E.

23rd May 2017

Prices

Danes give Chileans a helping hand in global pork marketplace


The Chilean pork sector has made a significant further move into the global marketplace, from the Danes.

22nd May 2017

Prices

Producer retail share at highest level since July 2014


The share of pork retail prices received by producers reached its highest level since July 2014 in April, climbing by more than 1% to reach 41.8%.

21st May 2017

HealthWelfare

NPA response to hepatitis E media reports


The NPA has responded to media reports on the link between human infection with the hepatitis E virus and eating pork. 

19th May 2017

Westminster

Conservative manifesto - what clues does it hold for the future?


There were plenty of points of interest for the pig industry in the Conservative manifesto, launched yesterday in Halifax by Prime Minister Theresa May.