The 2026 round of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) is now open, enabling pig farmers to apply for grants towards a range of useful pig equipment. Under FETF 2026, farmers can apply for ...

Pig farmers in the north of England have been invited to take part in Just Farmers’ latest free media education workshop in ...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has unveiled formal proposals outlining how it will target reduced support for regulatory ...

The government has pledged to help farmers ‘maintain overall food production in England to underpin our future food security ...

A new economic analysis by AHDB has highlighted the significant extra costs and disruption that could result from a ban on ...

Defra’s latest update shows UK clean pig slaughterings were up 2.3% on February 2025 at 844,000 head, while carcase weights ...

Pilgrim’s Europe has launched a Butchery Academy in an effort to bring fresh talent into the UK meat industry – with the ...

The NFU has joined forces with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and RSCPA to call on the government to demonstrate international ...

Defra is hoping a new eradication programme will help bring porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) under ...

This took the number of reported outbreaks to date to 38, three of which are defined as ‘primary’ and 35 as ‘secondary’, with ...

The NPA has urged the government to press ahead with proposed planning reforms that would make it easier for farm businesses ...

The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer is urging livestock keepers to remain vigilant for the clinical signs of  foot-and-mouth ...