HAS : English Slaughterhouses Score Well
UK - As control systems have developed and the implications of poor hygienic practices have become better known, the evaluation of the hygienic status of premises has become more critical.

Cabinet Secretary Takes Industry Plight to Brussels
SCOTLAND - The difficulties facing Scotland's pig sector will be made clear by Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Richard Lochhead when he travels to Europe today.

Taxis Rank First For Scottish Pork Campaign
SCOTLAND - Pork promotion has taken to the streets. A new new campaign has been launched on a fleet of Edinburgh taxis to encourage Scots to support their local pig industry.

Lessons Learned: Reviewing UK Foot and Mouth Response
UK - The British Authorities have improved their contigency planning, but the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Surrey last year should never have happened.

FMD Review Through the Eye of the Beholder
UK - Yesterdays review of how the Foot and Mouth Disease crises was handled by the government has received an array of reactions, from Hilary Benn's pride, to Jim McLaren's call for devolution.

Conference Report: Energy Production - A Key Earner for Pig Producers
UK - Energy could be the prime earner for pig farmers. In fact, pigmeat production - in financial terms - might simply become a by-product.

Challenging Times Have Major Implications
SOMERSET - Pig farmer Terry Miller says the industry is facing a challenging future as the cost of pig feed continues to rise across the UK.

Icy Reception to Levy Board Criticism
UK - The NFU has expressed its deep disappointment at the livestock associations who have criticised its stance on the role of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board, accusing them of misrepresenting its position and creating unnecessary...

Scottish Pig Numbers Fall
SCOTLAND - Scotland's Chief Statistician today published results from the December 2007 Agricultural Survey, which gives a picture of agricultural activity in Scotland.

CIWF Back Higher Welfare to Save British Pig Producers
UK - Compassion in World Farming has called on British pig producers to see free-range and higher welfare as the way to save their British bacon.

NFU Livestock Board Gets a New Chairman
UK - Alistair Mackintosh has been elected chairman of the NFU's national livestock board.

First Biogas Plant on Cornish Pig Farm
UK - Although planning permission and finance have yet to be finalised, it's likely that pig producers EH & B Dymond & Son will be the first EnviTec biogas plant in the UK.

Fair Trade Rally Call as Industry Stands Up for its Future
UK - The NPA's 1000-strong London rally was a triumph. Farmers descended on the Capital from across the UK and succeeded in raising the profile of the UK's crisis stricken industry and the fact that consumers will have to pay more for their food. Jane...

National Standing Committee Launched For Farm Animal Genetics
UK - Defra on Tuesday launched the National Standing Committee designed to encourage the sustainable use and protection of the nation’s rich diversity of livestock breeds.

We're Worth A Fair Deal, Says Mass Rally
UK - Hundreds of pig farmers from across the country today brought their campaign for fairer prices for their pigs to Downing Street.