Farming minister Dame Angela Eagle has promised to work with farmers, as the government presses ahead with plans to phase out ...

UK pigmeat production grew by 2.3% year-on-year in 2025 to 975,200 tonnes, driven by a combination of higher slaughter ...

Pig industry stalwart, Hugh Crabtree, has received his well-deserved MBE for ‘services to the pig industry’.

Defra has announced plans to streamline regulation relating to agricultural pollution, as it published the Water White Paper, ...

Danish Hybrid: Described as the ideal ­production sow for slaughter pig operations, key traits include low feed consumption, ...

Defra’s latest UK slaughter statistics have highlighted a significant year-on-year increase in pork production in December, ...

DanBred delivers genetics worldwide with the purpose of ‘producing more pork for less cost’. It focuses on targeted breeding, ...

Permitted pig farms are reminded that they must complete retrospective nitrogen and phosphorus reporting for 2025 by the end ...