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Milk price covering just 65% of production costs
The current figures on German milk production costs recently published by BAL (German Office for Agriculture and Agricultural Sociology) leave no…
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Environmental permitting – how training can help pig businesses
Bespoke on-farm workshops from AHDB Pork are helping farm managers and stockpeople learn more about their responsibilities under the Environmental…
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'Current low feed prices are doing nothing to reduce pig producers’ losses'
Current low feed prices are doing nothing to reduce pig producers’ losses, reports the National Pig Association. Nearly all are losing another £7 on…
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Environment Secretary meets industry chiefs to explore new markets for meat
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss today welcomed the growing global appetite for British meat which last year generated £1.27 billion to the UK…
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New markets announced for NI meat
Ulster Farmers Union deputy president, Ivor Ferguson, has said the announcement that Northern Ireland can now export beef and pork to two key…
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Pig farmers urged to 'talk to their bankers', as prices continue to plunge
National Pig Association is urging pig producers to start talking to their bankers now as farmgate prices for pigs continue to plunge to their lowest…
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Food Standards' Agency data 'cannot be trusted', says National Pig Association
Data from the Collection and Communication of Inspection Results is 'not accurate, consistent or reliable enough for producers to base any herd…
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'More pulled pork ads will air next month', says Pig Association
Pulled Pork advertising will return to television screens in a few weeks, says the National Pig Association (NPA). This second burst of the…
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360 sow pen wins science award
The innovative and welfare focused 360 Sow Farrowing Pen, invented by Martin Barker, a Midlands-based pig producer, has won the 2015 OFC/RASE…
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Why MCR-1 will be the dominant gene in this year's headlines
"We're going to hear a lot about the MCR-1 gene this year", according to the National Pig Association. "It's been found in virulent strains of E-coli…
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