Free Conversion to PigCom for Easicare users
UK - Pig breeding company ACMC is offering free conversion to their advanced PigCom pig recording system to producers currently using the Easicare programme.

Hunt on for Top Trainees
UK - The UK pig and poultry sectors are once again searching their best students. Pfizer Animal Health has launched its 2008 Pfizer Trainee of the Year Award and is seeking nominations.

Pig Company Share Boost as Prices Rally
UK - Premium sausage producer Cranswick saw its share value increase after announcing it would pass on rising costs to its customers.

Dreary Forecast for the UK Meat Market
UK - Meat is an integral part of the UK diet, consistently accounting for nearly a quarter of total household expenditure on food. According to National Statistics, UK consumers spend more on meat than on any other category of food, with the exception...

Meeting of Minds Aims to Beat PRRS
UK - Scientists, vets and farmers are coming together in a bid to tackle a debilitating virus that has ravaged the pig industry for almost 20 years - PRRS.

Top Rank Campaign, But Fair Trade Vital for Survival
UK - More than 17,000 poeple have pledged thier support for the 'Pigs Are Worth It' campaign - a figure that ranks it one of the best all time supported Downing Street petitions. But Fair Trade remains THE issue for the nations pig sector.

Scot's Minister Backs Pork on the Fork
UK - Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead has added his voice to the growing rallying call to the QMS 'Get Some Pork On That Fork' campaign.

Lucky Seventh - Another GB Pie Protected
UK - Chappell’s Melton Mowbray Pork Pies are to become an official British institution. The leading producer of the national favourite - the British Pork Pie - is to receive Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) by the European Commission.

Gambling For A Future
UK - With a reputation for militancy UK Pig Farmers are actually gaining public support. Recently, they held a demonstration in London that received a lot of attention, not least with their recording of the song Stand By Your Ham.

Minister Backs Industry Drive For Fair Trade
UK - Supermarkets are endangering British pork production, says Defra's Lord Rooker. However, the Government can't interfere with retail pricing structures.

Vaccine Voucher Scheme Launched
UK - A £1.5million vaccine voucher research project being run by the British Pig Executive (BPEX) is now up and running.

Falling Supplies Forces Pork Factory Job Cuts
NORTHERN IRELAND - Ballyclare's Pork and bacon factory, FC Robinson, is to axe almost one third of its workforce. Around 15 jobs will be lost at the company's Hillhead Road site as part of a redundancy package.

Asda Support and Good Prospects Against Imports
UK - The pig industry’s campaign for better prices to offset high feed costs has made significant strides since the London Rally last month, says the NPA.

East Anglian Solidarity for UK Pig Trade
UK - The Pig Issue Tour hit East Anglia today with rallies in key country towns Ipswich, Norwich and Cambridge. ThePigSite gave its support and joined the region's pig farmers to spread their message to shoppers to buy British pigmeat and support their...

Taking Action on PCV2 - BPEX Research Scheme Starts
UK - Just a day into its new role and BPEX Ltd is making a stand with the launch of a £1.5 million PCV2 vaccine research programme. The aim of the project is to find out more about the debilitating infection and its interaction with PMWS and PDNS - persistent...