Agri-Business
World meat prices fell in December
A decline in demand drove international bovine meat prices down in December, according to the latest Food Price Index report...
Pig/Poultry
Pig/Poultry
Pig price reached record high in last week of 2022
British standard pig price (SPP) reached a new record high of 201.24p/kg at the end of 2022, the Agriculture and...
N.Ireland
750k hens to be culled in Czech Republic due to bird flu outbreak
Approximately 750,000 laying hens are to culled after an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) on a farm in the...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu case confirmed on Isle of Man
The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for the Isle of Man, Amy Beckett, confirmed a case of avian influenza (bird flu)...
Agri-Business
NPA seeks clarity on UK African Swine Fever export regulations
The National Pig Association (NPA) is seeking clarity on the regulations that would apply to UK pork exports should an...
Pig/Poultry
Feed responsible for more than 80% of costs on pig units
A technical consultant at Elanco, an animal pharmaceutical company, has said that more than 80% of the costs on pig units...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh bird flu restrictions to lift tomorrow
The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for Northern Ireland, Robert Huey, has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) surveillance zones...
Agri-Business
Poultry feed costs could rise due to business partnership - CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that a partnership between ForFarmers and Boparan could lead to farmers paying...
Agri-Business
Glenmarshal Sires notches up a ‘Chinese first’
Recent days have seen the first consignment of frozen pig semen exported to China by the Co. Down-based genetics operation,...
Pig/Poultry
New bird flu reporting system 'reassuring' - Countryside Alliance
The Countryside Alliance has said that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra‘s) new online reporting system for...
N.Ireland
Bird keepers reminded to keep flocks indoors to combat bird flu threat
All bird keepers in Northern Ireland have been reminded of the need to keep their birds and poultry housed, as...
N.Ireland
Bird flu now in Ireland’s indigenous bird populations – CVO
Avian influenza virus, otherwise known as bird flu, has now spread to Ireland’s indigenous bird populations, according to the chief...
N.Ireland
Tesco wants ‘deforestation-free' soya in place by 2025
Tesco is committed to fully implementing a ‘deforestation-free’ soya protein policy by the beginning of 2025, according to its poultry...
Pig/Poultry
NFU seeks nominations for seasonal poultry group chair
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is now taking nominations for the position of seasonal poultry group chair for 2023. The...
Pig/Poultry
'No shortage here' says turkey farmer
A farmer from Lancashire has taken to Twitter to share what he says is the “truth about the turkey shortage”...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Housing order comes into force in Wales today
Mandatory housing measures for all poultry and captive birds come into force across Wales today (Friday, December 2), meaning it...
Pig/Poultry
Half of free-range Christmas turkeys impacted by bird flu
Half of Britain’s free-range Christmas turkeys have been impacted by avian influenza (bird flu), the chief executive of the British...
N.Ireland
Online DAERA event to discuss bird flu and biosecurity
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is set host an online event discussing avian influenza (bird flu),...
