After a series of record-breaking heatwaves hit the UK, an agricultural expert is warning about the potentially fatal impact of heat stress on livestock and outlined…
Year: 2019
Elanco Animal Health has entered into an agreement with Bayer AG to acquire its animal health business, in a transaction valued at US$7.6 billion (£6.2bn). The…
Very little change in pig values over the past seven days, although it was disappointing to see the German producer price ease back by three euro…
Students are being asked to play their role in protecting the UK pig herd from African swine fever (ASF) ahead of the new academic year. Universities…
French pork production was 1.1 million tonnes in the first half of the year. However, increasing exports and lower import levels mean supplies on the domestic…
May saw EU pig meat production fall by 4% compared to the previous year, to just over 1.9 million tonnes, according to the latest Eurostat figures.…
AHDB said recent analysis concerning a no-deal situation has renewed relevance as the UK draws closer to another Brexit deadline. The UK is a net importer…
The UK’s pork export market performed well again in June, with fresh/frozen pork shipments 10% higher than a year earlier, at 18,400 tonnes. This approached the…
Russia has detected new cases of African swine fever (ASF) in the Amur region near its border with China, local authorities have said. The Moscow Times…
AHDB said that a new course seeks to address a lack of leadership skills in farming and plug a productivity gap between the UK and other…