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AHDB Pork proposes to spend extra £1m on promoting British pork
AHDB Pork is proposing to spend an extra £1m on promoting British pork under a new three-year strategy for the sector, launched this week. The…
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Northern Ireland announce £4m support package for livestock farmers
Northern Ireland agriculture minister Michelle McIlveen has announced a £4million package of support for local livestock farmers. The funding is…
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15,000-pig farm approved ending months of high-profile opposition against it
A 15,000 pig development in Northern Ireland has been given the green light by planners, ending months of high-profile opposition against it. Derek…
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Yorkshire to be top place in Europe for pig research thanks to multi-million pound investment
Yorkshire will soon become one of the best places in Europe for pig research, thanks to significant investment from the University of Leeds and the…
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Hull-based Cranswick buys Northern Ireland's pork-processor Dunbia
Hull-based meat producer Cranswick has bought Dunbia Ballymena, a pork processor based in Northern Ireland, marking its third acquisition in two…
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Pork industry urges producers to send 2015 antibiotics usage data before end of the year
The pork industry is urging producers to send in their 2015 on-farm antibiotic usage data, 'in any shape or form', before the end of the year, to…
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Sales of antibiotics for use in animals in the UK at four-year low
Sales of antibiotics for use in animals in the UK are at a four-year low, putting the UK on track to meet ambitious targets to tackle antibiotic…
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Reduction in antibiotic sales 'encouraging' for farming industry
A 10% reduction in sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals in the UK has been described as 'very encouraging' by RUMA, a group which…
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Big visitor numbers expected for English Winter Fair this weekend
Over 400 cattle, 150 pens of sheep and 46 pig pens have been entered to take part in the English Winter Fair at the Staffordshire County Showground…
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Value of UK pork exports grows, despite falling volumes
The value of pork exported from the UK during September was up 16% on the year, reaching the value of £21.7 million, according to AHDB figures. This…
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