The NPA has begun its search for a new chair, after Rob Mutimer announced he will be stepping down in the spring, after five years in the role. Mr Mutimer, who runs an 800-sow outdoor unit and ...

The NPA is calling on members to help it build a case for government action on likely future labour shortages by completing a survey on farm labour and the Skilled Worker scheme. From July 22, the ...

For a number of years, those representing farmers, vets, the meat sector and, perhaps most tellingly, on the front line of keeping potentially infected meat out of the country, have been warning ...

Mike Durrant of Bunns Farm, Norfolk, has been named the Farmers Weekly Awards 2025 Pig Farmer of the Year. Coming from a farming background, he runs more than 1,700 outdoor sows across two sites, ...

Cranswick has completed the acquisition of the Fridaythorpe feed mill from AB Agri to help deliver its strategic goal of increasing self-sufficiency in pig feed production.

Pilgrim’s Europe’s has reported a 21% increase in profits, despite a slight drop in revenue for 2024. In the first full-year trading period since the integration of Pilgrim’s UK, Moy Park, and Pilgrim ...

The Dover Port Health Authority (DPHA) seized more than 20 tonnes of illegally imported meat in September alone, despite reduced funding and fewer people on the ground. Lucy Manzano, DPHA’s head of ...

The Pig Health and Welfare Council (PHWC) has appointed well-known pig vet Duncan Berkshire as its new chair, effective from October 1. Mr Berkshire, who works for the Yorkshire-based Bishopton ...

The October 2025 issue is now available online. Packed full of news, features and comments.

A farmer survey has highlighted the importance of small and local abattoir services for economic growth, resilient local food systems, public goods and animal welfare.

AHDB’s ‘British pork. But not as you know it’ campaign is relaunched today, following strong results regarding consumer engagement from its initial burst earlier this year. The campaign aims to deepen ...