N.Ireland
US scientists restore organ function in dead pigs
Researchers from Yale University in the US have successfully restored cellular and organ function in pigs a full hour after...
Pig/Poultry
Pig/Poultry
British pork to be exported to Chile for the first time
British pork is set to be exported to Chile this month to fulfil the first commercial order since market access...
Agri-Business
Cranswick records revenue increase of 7.6% in second quarter results
Cranswick Country Foods has revealed a revenue increase of 7.6% in its first quarter results for 2022. UK revenue across...
Beef
Burgers and sausage rolls prove to be ‘lovely jubilee’
Burgers stole the crown at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, with around 50% more sold during the celebrations than in an...
Pig/Poultry
NFU Scotland calls for border control inspections for ASF
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland has welcomed the decision by the UK government to increase the risk status of...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu may now be ‘endemic’ in Europe
Around 5,300 detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, also known as bird flu, were reported in poultry, captive...
N.Ireland
DAERA issues advice amid concern about potential bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland is encouraging the public not to pick up...
Pig/Poultry
NPA calls for improved border controls to tackle ASF
The National Pig Association (NPA) has called on the Prime Minister to take action to improve the UK’s border controls,...
Pig/Poultry
Mexico visits UK to explore trade opportunities for pork
Three senior executives from one of the largest meat processors in Mexico visited London last week to learn more about...
Dairy
Overall decrease recorded in use of antimicrobials – WOAH
The use of antimicrobials in animals across the world has shown an overall decrease of 27% between 2016 and 2018,...
Agri-Business
Potential foot and mouth case in UK a ‘concern’ for Irish farmers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a suspected case of foot and mouth disease on a pig farm...
Pig/Poultry
NFU welcomes new taskforce to tackle avian influenza
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) poultry board chair James Mottershead said that after the largest avian influenza (bird flu) outbreak...
Pig/Poultry
UK’s top scientists join forces to battle bird flu outbreaks
Some of the UK’s top scientists are to set to join forces in a major new research consortium in the...
Agri Politics
NFU Scotland calls for proper border checks on imported pigmeat
The spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) into a new area of Europe has sparked fresh calls from NFU Scotland...
N.Ireland
FAO: Wheat and poultry price indexes rose in May
The price of wheat and poultry rose in May this year (2022), despite a modest decline in world food commodity...
Pig/Poultry
New bird flu case on Shropshire turkey farm
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed on a turkey farm near Ludlow, Shropshire, by the Department for Environment,...
Arable
Pesticide users: Deadline to register details approaching
Farmers that use professional Plant Protection Products (PPPs) and adjuvants are being reminded that the deadline to register their details...
Pig/Poultry
UK red-meat exporters visit the Philippines with AHDB
UK red meat exporters have taken part in the first Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) trade mission to Asia...
