pig farming

Iain Macdonald at Quality Meat Scotland said: "Prices remain well below last year, feed costs have moved higher, and producer margins are likely to have tightened further"

Scottish Conservative MP for Gordon and Buchan Harriet Cross wrote to Baroness Hayman last month warning of the ‘severe crisis engulfing' the UK's pig farming industry

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

Retailer says the plans will support UK farmers as sales of British pork products hit 65%

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

With no experience in the sector and an unused poultry building to fill, Esme Marsh took a chance on a pig finishing scheme and has not looked back

Pig producer issues six-point action plan following release of film footage highlighting 'unacceptable practices'

Unions urge producers to remain vigilant and maintain security amid growing threat

Cranswick has commissioned a full review of farm practices

For one Yorkshire pig farmer, gaining control of the supply chain was key in driving her free-range pig enterprise forward and diversifying into a butchery, farm shop and cafe