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Following a meeting of European leaders – the first summit between the EU and the UK since Brexit in 2020 – it was agreed that the mutual export of agrifood products between the EU and the UK must occur again without certification, border controls or other red tape. Photo: Peter Roek

22-05 | News

EU-UK trade agreement: What it means for agricultural products

National Farmers’ Union president, Tom Bradshaw, said the farmers are prepared to continue protesting through to the spring. Photo: Canva

13-12-2024 | News

UK farmers cause London gridlock in huge tractor protest

British pig industry

22-07-2024 | Article

British pig industry in need of quicker escalator

A picture that is well-known in the British pig industry, as 40% of the country’s sows are kept outdoors. According to industry leaders at the British Pig and Poultry Fair, major reform of the UK pig sector is needed to stop the cyclical boom and bust scenario - Photo: Henk Riswick

13-05-2022 | News

Boom and bust scenario for UK pig sector needs replacing

The on-farm unit treating livestock slurry. - Photo: N2 Applied

14-02-2022 | News

UK National Pig Centre aims to reduce slurry emissions

The Lop is one of the rarest native pig breeds in the UK. - Photo: Linda Trotman

02-02-2022 | News

UK Lop pig breed helped by genomic study

A picture that is well-known in the British pig industry, as 40% of the country’s sows are kept outdoors. - Photo: Henk Riswick

27-12-2021 | News

Tough outlook ahead for UK pig sector

How does winning or losing a contest with an unfamiliar pig influenc how pigs feel? - Photo: Mark Pasveer

16-12-2021 | News

What impact does a fight have on pigs?

High usage of antibiotics in UK farms will be targeted. - Photo: Henk Riswick

22-11-2021 | News

Persistently high antibiotic users targeted in the UK

A spectacle that may be slightly less common in the UK these days: pigs arriving at a slaughterhouse to get slaughtered. - Photo: Atelier68

04-10-2021 | News

Fears rise for UK pig sector as abattoir backlog grows