Scotland considers making PEDv notifiable The Scottish government has proposed to make the highly virulent porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDv) a...
UK: Guide to antibiotic usage on pig farms A review containing guidance to help pig producers cut their use of antimicrobials has been published in the...
Defra wants better labelling on meat products Defra is considering new food labelling laws to give consumers more accurate information about where their meat...
UK: Shoppers want supermarkets to stock British pork A new survey has found the majority of shoppers want supermarkets to sell pork from British farms.
Industry groups drop COOL lawsuit Industry groups opposed to country-of-origin labeling (COOL) withdrew a legal challenge to the law, reports Meat...
US: NFU welcomes White House’s historic opening to Cuba The president of the National Farmers Union (NFU) in the US, Roger Johnson, has applauded the Obama...
UK farmers question 60% rise in abattoir waste charges Members of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) have expressed their concern that abattoir waste charges have risen...
US: NFU president responds to WTO COOL ruling National Farmers Union (NFU) president Roger Johnson said that the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) recent...
UK supermarket giant continue to back British pork Martyn Jones, Group Corporate services director for Morrisons has written a letter to NFU President, Meurig...
"Put farmers at centre of global talks" Peter Kendall, president of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), joined the UN Climate Summit in New York this...
US: Focusing on farm safety In honour of the United Nations’ 2014 International Year of Family Farming, this month National Farmers Union...
Importation of US live boars to UK prompts PEDv fears Leaders in the British pig industry have voiced their concerns following the importation of live boars by a UK...
UK: £400m local food drive unveiled British farmers, small businesses, the rural economy and the public are set to benefit from a new £400m...
MEPs commit to backing British farming NFU president Meurig Raymond has visited Strasbourg to rally support from MEPs to sign the ‘Back British Farming...
NFU’s response to COOL repeal National Farmers Union (NFU) president Roger Johnson issued the following statement in response to renewed...
UK increases the cost of environmental pig permit The UK’s Environment Agency has increased the cost of a pig and poultry environmental permit by 2.7%.
Pig farmers call for wild boar cull Farm leaders have called for a cull of wild boar to reduce the threat of the animals spreading disease to the UK...