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Cameron joins British pork campaign
Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Theresa May, along with other MPs and MEPs, have pledged their support for British pig farmers’ Save…
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500kW Biogas Plant Unveiled at Melrose Pigs
A 500kW biogas plant has come online at Yorkshire producer Melrose Pigs. Commissioning is underway on the EnviTec Biogas anaerobic digestion project…
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Europe's pork and bacon supply declining
A world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable, says Britain’s National Pig Association. But the association said supermarkets can…
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Shoppers urged to back British pig farmers
Specialist agricultural accountants have backed calls by the National Pig Association for consumers to buy British pork. The call comes after it was…
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Sales boost expected after stalls ban
Yorkshire-based international pig genetics company, ACMC, is expecting sales of its AC1 gilt and grandparent stock to increase substantially next…
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Worldwide pork shortage predicted
The world’s pig farmers are warning of a shortage of bacon and pork next year because pig-feed has become unaffordable following disastrous growing…
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Farmers challenge Defra movement proposals
Proposed changes to simplify livestock movements could potentially make keeping sheep more burdensome, the NFU has warned. It comes following a…
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Price volatility is not going away, livestock farmers warned
Livestock and dairy farmers have been warned to keep a close eye on the costs of production as input price volatility is 'here for the foreseeable…
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Thompson's tip: Heat stress in boars
Boars used both for natural service and AI need careful management in warmer weather. Heat stress reduces quality of semen, warns Paul Thompson…
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Pig producers talk of crisis at Anglesey
Pig farmers fear that they will be forced out of business through a combination of rocketing feed costs and cheaper foreign imports as the industry…
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