N.Ireland
North’s pig industry is in deep crisis
Large numbers of farmers in Northern Ireland are claiming that the pig industry is in deep crisis - one which...
Pigs
Agri-Business
UK Pig Industry Welfare Training platform launched
A welfare training platform for the pigs sector has been launched by the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) today,...
Pig/Poultry
NI minister reminds pig farmers of ASF risk
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots is reminding pig owners about the risk of African Swine Fever (ASF) following a...
N.Ireland
NI pig industry issues is making the sector 'unsustainable' - Sugden
East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has expressed her “profound concern” that current labour shortages and other economic forces are making...
Pig/Poultry
November pigmeat production up on last year despite sector crisis
Pigmeat production in November this year, at 93,000t, was 11% higher than in November 2020, despite the ongoing challenges faced...
N.Ireland
Pressure continues to build on Northern Ireland pig industry
Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum chief executive, Deirdre McIvor, has confirmed that farmers and processors working within the Northern Ireland...
Arable
Farming sectors performing well in Northern Ireland
Danske Bank’s head of agri-business, Rodney Brown, is confirming that most of Northern Ireland’s farming sectors are performing well at...
Agri Politics
Government launches support measures for the pig industry
The government has announced a package of measures to support the pig industry which has faced a number of challenges...
Agri-Business
UK government strikes deal to reinstate CO2 production
Reports have emerged this afternoon (September 21), claiming the UK government has struck a deal to reinstate carbon dioxide production....
Agri-Business
Pork crisis: NI’s pig backlog to reach 24,000 by mid-October
The backlog of pigs to be slaughtered could reach as many as 24,000 in just a month, according to representatives...
Agri-Business
Applications now open for Scottish Pig Producer Hardship Support Scheme
A £715,000 hardship fund has been set up to offer financial support to pig producers affected by the temporary closure...
Agri-Business
UK pork exports down £4 million for year so far
British government figures show the total value of UK pork exports has fallen by more than £4 million so far...
Agri-Business
Chinese exports to leave from Cranswick’s NI plant in next 2 weeks
The first consignments of pork from Cranswick’s primary processing facility in Northern Ireland are expected to leave for China over...
Agri-Business
QMS strikes 3-year deal with benchmarking firm
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has announced it has struck a three-year deal with a new provider of on-farm production recording...
Pig/Poultry
UK pig industry antibiotic use plateaus as dysentery challenges herd health
The latest antibiotic usage figures for the UK pig industry show that levels remain unchanged last year, despite significant disease...
Pig/Poultry
Cost of pigmeat production in UK increased by 8% in 2018
The cost of pigmeat production in 17 countries has been examined in a report by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
Beef
Quality Meat Scotland responds to coronavirus threat
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has outlined a planned approach to inspections of its six quality assurance schemes to limit the...
Rural Life
Farm fire started…by ‘pigs and a pedometer’
Firefighters were called out to a fire at a farm over the weekend – only to find that the blaze...
