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Pig lorry crash closes road
A lorry, carrying 200 pigs, has crashed on the A1075 at Great Hockham. The driver was trapped in the cab of the lorry, which crashed at about 1.10pm…
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Ministerial inquiry a breath of fresh air for free range pork farmers
A Ministerial inquiry has been launched to gain consensus on what rearing practices constitute genuine free-range pork. The inquiry follows a recent…
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Sheffield farmer on a mission to save our bacon
Imagine a world without roast pork and crackling, a place without ham or a good pork pie. Daft as it sounds it may well happen - according to…
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Are the food labels telling porkies?
The supermarket meat aisle is a minefield for those seeking sausages and bacon from pigs that were once as happy as, well, pigs in muck. More than 98…
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Positive signs from pig producers
The British pig industry is still showing improved production performance according to the latest Cost of Production survey published by the British…
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Ant antics to help piggery communications
Computer systems specialist, David Dobson, has been appointed by Farmex — the Reading-based high-tech company — to research methods which could…
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East Anglian pig farmers invited to farm health workshop
A workshop for local small-scale pig producers is taking place next week in Bedfordshire offering advice on putting together a farm health plan. A…
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Bacon knocks 'em for a four
Bacon sales hit a high last week - just as the World Cancer Research Fund was urging people to cut down saying it was a potential cancer risk…
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Heavier pigs hitting the market
Foot and Mouth restrictions have caused a huge backlog of pigs which means average slaughter weights are now some 3kg higher. Pigs weighing more than…
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Move to suspend Pig Levy
With the British pig industry facing a crisis from rocketing feed prices, the British Pig Executive (BPEX) has launched a major campaign to improve…
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