06 January 2024
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The National Pig Association (NPA) has called for tougher rules on meat imports after ‘deeply worrying' quantities of illegal meat were seized at the Port of Dover. It was revealed 57 tonnes of illegally...
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NFU Scotland has called for immediate and coordinated action from Government, retailers and the supply chain
15 May 2026
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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
13 May 2026
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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
25 April 2026
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