N.Ireland
Why African Swine Fever could be pigs' next big threat
“It doesn’t take a bad person to bring in disease into a country – it just takes a careless one,”...
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N.Ireland
Burnt factory's diverted pigs push NI numbers up year-on-year
The number of pigs in Northern Ireland grew by almost a fifth year-on-year, as imports of fattened pigs coming here...
N.Ireland
'Bounce back’ ability of Northern Ireland pig farmers ensuring industry's survival
Bigger litter sizes, better weaning rates and weights have helped the Northern Ireland pig industry ‘bounce back’. A combination of changes...
N.Ireland
Additional EU support for dairy and pig farmers in Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced a further EU aid scheme for small dairy farmers...
N.Ireland
Best-practice tips for pig management - for May
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has issued best-practice pig management tips – for...
Pig/Poultry
'Making pig farming great again' the theme of this year's Pig Health Society Symposium
‘Making pig farming great again’ will be the theme at the 2017 Irish Pig Health Society Symposium, which moves to...
EU
Russia's import ban on EU pig products is illegal - WTO
Russia’s import bans on live pigs, pork and other pig products from the EU is illegal under international trade rules,...
Agri-Business
Pigmeat and infant formula drive increase in EU agri-food export values
Increases in the export value of pigmeat and infant formula have helped drive August EU agri-food export values up compared to...
Pig/Poultry
Fire at pig farm in Carlow leaves hundreds of pigs dead
A fire at a pig farm in Co Carlow has a substantial amount of of pigs dead. The fire, which...
Pig/Poultry
'EU pig prices reach highest level since September 2014'
EU pig prices continued to rise throughout June and July, taking the reference price to €162.54/100kg for the week ending July...
World News
'Spiderpig' born in South America as sow has piglet with 8 legs
A farmer in Argentina was shocked to discover that one of his sows had given birth to a deformed piglet...
Pig/Poultry
EU pigmeat consumption rises in 2015
Pigmeat consumption is on the rise in the European Union, with the average person consuming 40.9kg of pigmeat in 2015,...
Pig/Poultry
Russia plans 1.2m head pig farm to supply Chinese market
Plans are afoot in Russia to create a pig production cluster which is to have a capacity for 1.2m head...
Pig/Poultry
Pig prices fall as farmers wait on 'absymal' EU aid
A leading pig farmer has slammed the €1m pig aid payment allocated to Irish pig farmers as ‘absymal’. It comes as...
N.Ireland
The future of Northern Ireland’s pig industry is in doubt - UFU
The future of Northern Ireland’s pig industry is in doubt, with many farmers operating at a loss in the face...
Rural Life
Pig shows up at US polling station - not the first time an animal has turned up unexpectedly!
This week at the New Hampshire in the US, a pig showed up at a polling station where voters were deciding...
Pig/Poultry
'Reopening of storage scheme for pigmeat critical for EU market'
The reopening of the private storage aid scheme for pigmeat will be critical for further market support in the EU,...
Other
EU storage aid scheme for pigmeat closed after just 3 weeks
The pigmeat Private Storage Aid Scheme (PSA) open since 4 January 2016 has been closed. The decision comes following a...
