Minette Batters, former NFU president, has been nominated for a life peerage. Mrs Batters served as an NFU officeholder for ten years, after being made deputy…
Month: July 2024
Pilgrim’s UK has improved its offer to farmers from other sectors looking to diversify and move into finishing pigs, promising them a steady monthly income. Mark…
As I write, we are in the middle of the general election campaign. By the time you read this, you’ll know the outcome. When it came…
An estimated 400 pigs have died in a barn fire in East Yorkshire. The fire occurred at a farm on Riston Road, Catwick, just after 1pm…
AHDB has announced the return of its successful Feed Your Family for Less with British Pork campaign on July 5. It aims to inspire families to…
Steve Reed has been confirmed as the new Defra secretary in Sir Keir Starmer’s first Cabinet, following Labour’s crushing election victory. As expected, Sir Keir filled…
Labour’s pre-election plans for farming, while not exactly strong on detail, contained cause for concern and optimism, in almost equal measure. We look at what a…
In a very tough night for the Conservative Party, former NPA chief policy adviser Charlie Dewhirst has been elected as a Conservative MP in the Bridlington…
Farming organisations from across the UK have expressed a desire to work with the new Labour government on key farming policy areas, after Sir Keir Starmer’s…
A potential trade war between the EU and China could have major repercussions for the global pork trade, including in the UK, experts have warned. China’s…