Telling Us Porkies - May Be?
UK - Supermarkets are masters of persuasion. They use every guile to persuade shoppers to spend more than they need to and they do it by employing well established rules to get most of us to trade up, writes Digby Scott.

Make Time to Evaluate and Reap the Rewards
UK - The start of a new financial year is a good time to review production targets and set new ones, says BPEX. More producers are now seeing a gradual improvement in herd health with the stabilisation of PMWS and most herds there are showing signs of...

Colivet Renamed Coliscour
UK - CEVA has changed the name of one of its range of antimicrobials for pigs, Coliscour, to Colivet.

Looming Crisis in Meat Supply Chain
UK - Red meat supplies are tightening across Europe and unless the multiple retailers desist from keeping consumer prices artificially low as a promotional tool they will be caught out when the meat supply chain can no longer deliver the volumes requ...

UK prices benefit from EU Rises
UK - UK producers' hopes of better domestic pigmeat prices to help offset sharply rising feed costs hav been bolstered by reports of sharp rises in EU pigmeat values.

NADIS Veterinary Report and Forecast – March 2008
UK - This is a monthly report from the National Animal Disease Information Service (NADIS), looking at the data collected from their UK farm inspections.

Hitting the Town - Pig Farmers Target City Centre
UK - Hard pressed pig farmers took thier troubles to town yesterday in Hull. They herded three little pigs into the city to highlight a crisis in their industry.

Chips Could Speed Up Detection of Livestock Viruses
UK - Some of the worst threats to farm workers and farm animals such as bird flu, foot-and-mouth disease and other emerging viruses could soon be quickly identified by using a simple screening chip developed by scientists from the Institute for Animal...

Female Vets Love Pets but Shun Farm
UK - A recent increase in the trend for female vets to choose careers looking after domestic pets has left the livestock industry high and dry... And also in fear of a major, uncontrollable outbreak.

New Chief Executive for NFU Scotland
UK - NFU Scotland has appointed James Withers as its new Chief Executive. James has been with NFUS for eight years and has progressed through a number of roles, starting as parliamentary adviser in 1999. He has headed up the Union’s Communications Department...

Pigs Are Worth It
UK - Three little pigs will start a tour of Britain today (Monday) to help raise awareness of the crisis currently facing British Pig farming.

Does British Outdoor Pork Have Export Potential?
UK - Do our high welfare outdoor-bred pigs, and finished pigs reared on straw, represent an opportunity to sell branded consumer products on the export market.

BPEX - PCV2 Vaccination Project On-stream by April
UK - The details of the major PCV2 vaccination project are being finalised and it will be launched in early April, reports David Burch.

Report: Meat in the Hands of Supermarket Giants
UK - The NFU has released a report examining the £7 billion industry of UK meat retail sales. It focuses on the 76 per cent market domination of the top four supermarkets - Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda.

Call to Protect Local Abattoirs
WALES - The Farmers’ Union of Wales has called on Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones to explore all possible options to reduce the threat to small abattoirs from plans to increase inspection charges.