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Individual's exceptional commitment to pig welfare awarded Scottish SPCA
The exceptional commitment of one individual, who has championed the importance of animal welfare in the Scottish pig industry over the past 25…
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Tesco 'least supportive on British gammon' in first week of GammonWatch surveys
The first week's results are in from National Pig Association's Christmas GammonWatch surveys from Redruth in Cornwall to Lockerbie in Dumfries and…
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Survey shows supermarkets are breaking their Horsegate promises
The National Pig Association's 'GammonWatch' was launched last week and already it's becoming clear from member surveys the situation is far worse…
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Christmas GammonWatch will name and shame misleading labelling
Retailers that support Britain’s high-welfare pig farmers by offering a good choice of British gammon this Christmas will be publicly commended by…
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Defra slaughter plan for TB infected pigs is 'over the top', says NPA
Defra's plan for tackling pig TB infections are 'over-the-top', according to the National Pig Association in response to a call for views on control…
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Pork faces sale challenges as new promotional campaign launched
Plans to start working with the industry on a new promotional campaign behind the Specially Selected Pork brand, were outlined at the Scottish Pig…
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Shoppers urged to check if their gammon is British this Christmas
Shoppers are being urged to check their gammon really is British this Christmas — and to beware of misleadingly labelled product, from countries with…
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Scottish pig industry concerned over pig disease threat
Views are being sought on whether the pig disease Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) should be classed as a notifiable disease in Scotland. While PED…
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No promotion cash for pork, says Pig Association
Brussels has approved 33 new programmes to promote agricultural products — but nothing yet to help move the surplus of pigmeat on the continent…
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Government must back genetic improvement to livestock farming, says union
Industry and government must get behind Agri-Food Strategy Board's genomics initiative to bring more science to livestock breeding, according to…
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