Pig

Herds have already been lost with warnings more will follow if the situation does not change

The Hungarian authorities have ordered the culling of 3,000 pigs

Pilgrim’s Europe has completed a large-scale on-farm biodiversity monitoring trial across 40 farms

The future of many independent pig producers has been cast into doubt in recent months, as the leading pork processors have given notice on contracts to suppliers up and down the country

Visitors to the British Pig and Poultry Fair at the NEC Birmingham heard how, despite growing domestic demand and strong export opportunities, the UK pig sector was grappling with supply chain issues

NFU Scotland has called for immediate and coordinated action from Government, retailers and the supply chain

Conference told 'the sectors were losing control of the public narrative on some issues such as euthanasia and water and air quality'

Due to the ‘challenging economic climate’ the retailer’s Woodheads abattoir is consolidating its processing volumes and as a result has made the decision to reduce the number of pig producers

The pig sector accounts for 4% of the total UK agriculture emissions with pigs delivering the largest proportional reduction in emissions intensity of any major livestock sector since 1990

The widely held view that the pig is a great recycler and can be fed kitchen waste still exists and poses huge risks