Industry leaders have welcomed the surprise government announcement that, following concerted lobbying and campaigning, the ...

The UK pig breeding herd declined by 3.2% to 316,000 head in the year to June 2025, the lowest figure on record, according to newly-released Defra figures. However, AHDB has questioned the validity of ...

The government has delayed the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax for farmers operating as sole traders ...

Becca Spink has been confirmed as a new board member. Having worked for BQP for 14 years, Bacca and her husband, Robert, have ...

This includes working with the industry to ‘explore how to transition away from the use of farrowing crates to alternative ...

Payments for both the animal health and welfare review and the endemic disease follow-up in England will increase from ...

Baroness Minette Batters’ independent Farming Profitability Review has called for closer collaboration between farming, ...

Farming and rural organisations have welcomed government proposals for reforms to the planning system that will make it ...

Spain’s Central Veterinary Laboratory has confirned a further 10 cases of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar, taking the ...

China has announced tariffs on pork products from the EU, as its anti-dumping investigation concludes, but at lower rates ...

November UK clean pig slaughterings were down 1.4% on November 2024 at 867,000 head, but pigmeat production, 83,000 tonnes, 1 ...