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A new study shows that if the European Union lifted the pigswill ban imposed following 2001's foot-and-mouth disease epidemic, and harnessed…
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Consumers are being urged to check the origin of their Gammon this Christmas to ensure it is British. Retailers are being criticised for misleading…
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New research shows "ethical dining" is becoming increasingly important to consumers when eating-out at restaurants. And this opens up huge new…
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Tensions in the continental pig sector are beginning to show as prices continue to worsen. In a letter to farms chief Phil Hogan yesterday, the…
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Many continental pig producers, and especially the smaller ones, will be surveying their steadily growing unpaid bills this morning, and wondering…
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Supermarket displays of British gammon have improved over the past week, but by and large they still leave a lot to be desired, reports NPA today in…
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A newly-published report on free-farrowing systems by Government’s Farm Animal Welfare Committee has been commended by the National Pig Association…
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The Ulster Farmers’ Union has described as 'welcome news' the decision by the Chinese Certification Agency (CNCA) to approve Northern Ireland pork…
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Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill today announced that the north has been provisionally recommended for approval to export pork to China, a move…
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Last week was blighted by numerous factory breakdowns leading to many pigs being rolled or cancelled into this current trading week, reports pig…
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