Finished prices are rather like our standing in the Eurovision Song Contest and lagging well behind where they should be, although the SPP continues to nudge…
Year: 2019
The NFU said it’s very disappointed with recommendations from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to exclude agriculture from its list of jobs in short supply and…
African Swine Fever (ASF) in China is expected to increase demand for other proteins besides pork, including poultry. With recent forecasts suggesting Chinese pork production could…
Figures collected using the electronic medicine book (eMB) show that antibiotic use in 2018 dropped by a further 16% on 2017 figures to reach 110 mg/PCU,…
Following a reported 20% drop in Chinese sow numbers as African Swine Fever took hold, pig prices in both Europe and the United States started to…
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said it will take years for China to contain the deadly African swine fever virus that has spread throughout…
Vets are to be reinstated on the Shortage Occupation List, in a move described by the British Vet Association (BVA) as a “huge win for animal…
The Pirbright Institute has announced that it will partner with the Belgian biotechnology company ViroVet to develop the first antiviral drugs that act against African swine…
Farming Connect, working in collaboration with Menter Moch Cymru (an initiative funded by the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020) has arranged Wales’s…
UK pork producers are losing out on millions of pounds each month as pig prices fail to move in line with clear global trends. The kick…