Agri-Business
Pig price index falls for 9 out of the past 10 weeks - NPA
UK pig price continues to fall, with the EU-spec standard pig price dropping by a further 0.76p during the week...
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Pig/Poultry
Standard pig price falls below 220p-mark for the first time since May
The EU-spec standard pig price was down by a further 0.48p last week to stand at 219.64p/kg, the first time...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB to hold pig unit and dry sow house tour in Northampton
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set to host a tour of a pig unit, including a new...
Pig/Poultry
UK pig price continues to fall, but at a slower pace than EU countries - NPA
The UK pig price is continuing to drop, according to the National Pig Association (NPA), but at a slower pace...
Agri-Business
Staffordshire Police appeals for info after 9 pigs stolen from farm
Staffordshire Police has appealed for information regarding the theft of nine pigs from a farm in Lichfield in two separate...
Pig/Poultry
Nominations open for election to NPA Pig Industry Group
Nominations to the National Pig Association’s (NPA) Pig Industry Group (PIG) are now open and chair of the association, Rob...
Agri-Business
NPA urges awareness of PRRSV risk when importing pigs
The National Pig Association (NPA) is urging those importing live pigs or semen to only source from herds negative for...
Environment
Ammonia-harvesting technology used to reduce pig farm emissions
Testing is underway as part of a major project aiming to reduce the environmental impact of ammonia emissions from livestock....
Rural Life
Pig kidney working for over 30 days in human body after transplant
A genetically engineered pig kidney transplanted into a man declared brain-dead continued to "function well" after 32 days, US surgeons...
Agri-Business
UK pig industry cuts antibiotic use by 75% in 8 years
The UK pig industry has reduced its antibiotics use by 75% in eight years, the AHDB has said today (Tuesday,...
Agri-Business
MSD Animal Health expands pig team
MSD Animal Health has welcomed a former farm manager to its pig team. County Offally native Aiden Byrne, who was...
Pig/Poultry
GB pig prices 'continue to gain momentum' - AHDB
Great Britain’s deadweight pig prices continue to gain momentum, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). The deadweight...
N.Ireland
NI pig prices now above cost of production – bank
Cormac McKervey of Ulster Bank has confirmed that pig prices in Northern Ireland are now exceeding farmers’ full cost of...
Agri-Business
Weekly pig slaughterings hit new low for the year - NPA
Estimated weekly pig slaughterings have hit a new low for the year, according to the National Pig Association (NPA), as...
Sheep
Sheep kill up 21% on March 2022 but pig kill down
The number of UK clean sheep slaughterings in March 2023 was up 21%, or 1240,000 head on the same time...
Government
Government commits to regulating pig contracts
The UK government has today (Thursday, April 6) committed to regulating written pig contracts. The new regulations, announced by Farming...
Agri-Business
Decline in February pig meat production 'significant' - AHDB
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that the latest data on UK pig meat shows a “significant”...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB to host China-focussed pig club webinar
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that the next webinar in its series of international pig clubs...
