Haves and Have-Nots
UK - Quite a wide gap is opening up between the haves and have-nots, writes Peter Crichton in his weekly Traffic Lights commentary.

UK Slaughter Statistics - March 2010
UK - UK clean pig slaughterings were four per cent higher than in February 2009 at 704 thousand head. Pig meat production was 58 thousand tonnes, a rise of seven per cent on February 2009.

Mistreatment of Migrant, Agency Workers Alleged
UK - An Equality and Human Rights Commission inquiry has uncovered widespread evidence of the mistreatment and exploitation of migrant and agency workers in the meat and poultry processing sector. ...

Butchery Site Even More Cutting Edge
UK - A new and improved version of the Cutting Edge, a free and unique resource featuring video clips of a master butcher at work, has been launched on Quality Meat Scotland’s website.

Supermarkets Lead the Field
UK - Earlier reports of a shortage of weaners in the system are starting to be felt in the finished pig market where numbers continue to tighten at a time of year when demand normally improves, writes...

UK Pig Industry Will Strive to Be Greener
UK - One of BPEX’s themes at this year’s British Pig and Poultry Fair will be how the pig industry can play its part in reducing carbon emissions.

Global Food Security Programme Launched
UK - A new global food security programme will be launched today (11 March) in London by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council on behalf of the funding partners.

FSA Offers Guidance on Feed Hygiene Regulations
UK - The Food Standards Agency has issued a consultation on the need for clear and concise guidance for farmers on record keeping requirements under the EC Feed Hygiene Regulation.

Meriden Enhances its Product Portfolio
UK - Fusion is the next generation of toxin binder that also has great antifungal, ammonia binding properties and is an anti-caking agent.

Porks Continuing Success
UK - Retail pork sales are still flying high according to the latest quarterly category report from BPEX, showing the strongest performance of all the red meats.

Sold Out by Lunchtime
UK - A good start to the month with DAPP nudging ahead to 141.34p (139.24p a year ago) and by noon most pigs had been sold with no sign of any carry over to the following week at a time when cold weather...

Pork Retail Sales Stay Strong
UK - Growth continues in retail sale of pig meat products.

Encouraging News for English Pig Industry
UK - The English pig herd has grown by four per cent over the last year according to the latest figures released by Defra, which is very encouraging says industry strategy body BPEX.

Climate Change Up for Discussion
UK - Climate change will be the topic of discussion this year at the BPEX and EBLEX conference, Outlook 2010, A Changing Climate?

Pigs Present No Extra Risk of Flu Virus Reassortment
UK - Researchers studying flu receptors in the pig say that pigs are no more likely to be the host for the reassortment of the influenza A virus than humans.

Govt Seeks to Use More British Food
UK - More government departments are sourcing domestically produced food.

More Shafts of Sunlight (the Trade, Not the Weather)
UK - According to Peter Crichton, trading today turned out to be almost exactly as predicted with the recent lift in the DAPP which now stands at 141.2p and an increase in the Tulip base price to 143p...

NFU CONFERENCE - Call for Fairer Farm Gate Prices
UK - The greed of the supermarkets is leading to the exodus of many farming families from the industry, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Scheme Cuts Red Tape of Environment Regs
UK - The National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Environment Agency have launched a new initiative to cut red tape and reduce costs for farmers.

NFU CONFERENCE - Opposition Launches New Agenda for Agriculture
UK - A shake up of the food and agriculture industries has been promised following the forthcoming general election in the UK if the opposition Conservative party wins control, writes ThePigSite senior...

Farmers on Get IPPC Help from SAI Global
UK - Food and farm assurance company, SAI Global, has announced that it has been appointed to deliver the IPPC Pig and Poultry Assurance Scheme on behalf of the Environment Agency (EA).

NFU CONFERENCE - Fighting the British Corner in Europe
UK - The voice of British farmers has to be heard in the forthcoming negotiations over the Common Agricultural Policy in Europe, writes ThePigSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

NFU CONFERENCE - Farming for the Future
UK - Food production should be on the front pages of all political agendas, not a footnote to them - this was a key message from the president of the National Farmers Union, Peter Kendall, writes ThePigSite...

Clarity Brought to Country of Origin on Pork Packs
UK - There is light at the end of the tunnel for confused consumers as a new labelling code of practice is introduced for the country of origin for pork and pork products.

Meriden Stamps Mark of Commitment
UK - "Our commitment is to you," announces Meriden Animal Health Ltd, launching its mark of commitment.