Pig

Come rain or shine, exhibitors turned out quality stock across two very different days at Westmorland County Show.

Pig producers have lost over £600 million since October 2020, according to the latest estimates from AHDB, with the industry being in a continuous loss-making situation for 22 months.

Some 300 cattle entries, along with 1,000 sheep, 200 pigs and 50 goats, made Edenbridge and Oxted Show the largest gathering of livestock in the South East this year.

The Government has introduced controls on the movement of pork and pork products into Great Britain in a bid to protect the domestic pig herd from African swine fever (ASF).

Industry leaders have warned the situation for small abattoirs is getting worse, not better, after a well-respected slaughterhouse was forced to close its doors due to staff walkouts.

Cutting back on meat and dairy to help cope with the cost of living crisis could increase health risks, a new survey has found.

The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has requested that ‘misleading content’ linking red meat to cancer and other fatal diseases be removed from respected medical journal The Lancet immediately, after leading scientists questioned the validity of its claims.

CF Fertilisers has announced it will temporarily halt the production of ammonia at its Billingham plant, which will stop the production of carbon dioxide

Lizzie Wilson will replace Zoe Davies at the helm after she took up a new role with the NFU this month

As pig producers continue to see heavy losses, Alex Black takes a look back at the crisis of the 1990s and the impact it has had on the industry today