The Livestock Information Programme (LIP) has published a new five-minute YouTube video explaining more about the programme. The programme will deliver a new multi-species livestock information,…
Year: 2019
Responding to the extension of Article 50 agreed between the UK and EU, the NFU has reiterated that farming, like all businesses, requires long-term planning. NFU…
Danish exports of fresh and frozen pork rose 2% year-on-year to reach 283,000 tonnes, in the three months between October and December. This brought total export…
GB retail sales of fresh pork grew 0.4% by value and 2.1% by volume compared with the same period a year earlier, during the 12 weeks…
The EU pig price continued increasing during March with the reference price increasing €6.70 to average €142.62/100kg. The EU-28 price was €150.01/100kg in the week ended…
The UK’s listed status application has been agreed by European Union (EU) Member States after it met the animal health and biosecurity assurances required for a…
South Africa has detected an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in North West province, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said…
EU weaner prices have followed the typical pattern for the time of year and gained strength in the first quarter of 2019. During the week ending…
Procurement firm Beacon has warned that the price of pork and bacon is set to soar due to the outbreak of African swine fever in China.…
Teagasc’s senior research officer Dr Laura Boyle has been announced as the recipient of the 2019 British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) and Royal Society for…