Agri-Business
Businesses urged to buy British amid Dioxin egg recalls in Belgium
UK food businesses have been urged to put trust in British Lion assured eggs after several Belgian supermarkets were forced...
Pig/Poultry
Pig/Poultry
Bulgaria ‘could lose entire pig breeding industry’ as ASF rages
It has been reported that Bulgaria “could lose its entire pig breeding industry and have 600,000 pigs culled” as a result...
Pig/Poultry
New UK border campaign tackles dangerous threat of African Swine Fever
A new campaign has been launched today (July 31) at the UK’s border to help keep the deadly pig disease...
Pig/Poultry
China reports new outbreak of African swine fever
A fresh outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has occurred in China, the country’s department of agriculture has said. According...
Pig/Poultry
Scottish pig prices see steady summer increase
Scottish pig producers are benefiting from a slow and persistent rise in farmgate prices which have climbed 10% since the...
N.Ireland
African Swine Fever traces detected in airport contraband in Northern Ireland
Holidaymakers have been warned to not to bring home edible souvenirs after department officials in Northern Ireland revealed they have...
Pig/Poultry
Pig Health and Welfare Council launches biennial report at the Great Yorkshire Show
Valuable work around improving pig health and welfare in the UK has been highlighted in a new report launched on...
Agri-Business
£1.5 million poultry site investment to create 40 jobs
Avara Foods, one of the UK’s largest poultry processing businesses, has invested over £1.5 million in improving and developing its...
Pig/Poultry
EU agrees ‘whopping quota’ of 180,000t of additional poultry in Mercosur deal
An EU poultry farmers’ lobby group has expressed concern at the revelation that the EU has agreed “a whopping quota...
Pig/Poultry
Bayer launches new injection for coccidiosis and iron deficiency in piglets
Pharmacuetical company Bayer has just launched a new patented injection for piglets in the UK, which is designed to prevent...
Pig/Poultry
Tesco weighing up challenge of cost for Scottish egg producers
Plans are underway at Tesco to convert its entire UK egg supply to barn and free-range as the supermarket giant...
Pig/Poultry
TV campaign adds £12 million to total UK pork sales
Almost £12 million of additional pork sales have been gained following the latest phases of AHDB’s Midweek Meals campaign, with...
Pig/Poultry
Researchers make breakthrough in controlling African Swine Fever in wild boars
A new study showing wild boar can be immunised against African Swine Fever through a vaccine could potentially save the...
Rural Life
Egg industry launches £100,000 'food porn' ads to crack Millennial market
British Lion eggs has launched a £100,000 digital ad campaign across major recipe websites BBC Good Food and Jamie Oliver...
Pig/Poultry
Sainsbury's is saying 'no' to barn eggs
The barn egg sector has been dealt a major blow, courtesy of a decision taken by Sainsbury’s not to stock...
Pig/Poultry
Pig behaviour research finds some 'surprising discoveries'
Research carried out by Queen’s University Belfast has made what is described as “intriguing and unpredicted” discoveries in the social...
Agri-Business
3,000 Northern Ireland Moy Park staff to vote over strike
A strike ballot of more than 3,000 Unite members in the largest Northern Ireland employer will proceed in the coming...
N.Ireland
Moy Park announcement ‘Yet another blow to NI poultry producers’
The announcement by Moy Park to temporarily close its Ballymena processing plant and North Antrim Hatchery has been described as “yet...
