The latest AHDB quarterly pork cost of production and margin estimations have been published for Q4 2024. These estimates use performance figures for breeding and finishing herds. They indicate that ...

Clayhanger Farm’s aggressive, targeted genetic selection has propelled their herd into the top 5% nationally for Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI). Farmer Andy Rutter explains more. Based in Cheshire, ...

A belated happy new year to you all. I am writing this just as our first speakers have accepted their invitations to this year’s Pigs Tomorrow conference. And registration is officially open! We are ...

Lately, upward movements in maize prices have been adding some support to the overall feed grain market. For the current 2024/25 marketing year the global maize balance is tighter. Production is lower ...

On Saturday (1 February), President Trump moved ahead with his tariff plan, imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, and 10% on China. The tariffs are being implemented due to trade ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed yesterday at £190.75/t, up £0.75/t from Wednesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract settled at £195.30/t, also up £0.30/t over the day. Domestic wheat futures closed ...

AHDB has undertaken considerable analysis and added crucial insight into the new Agricultural Policy in England and the potential impact that current policy will have on agricultural land use, farm ...

A new advert championing British pork as a delicious, healthy and versatile choice for families will hit TV screens in February. The new campaign – British pork. But not as you know it – will run ...

Paul Gosling explains how we tap into a national network of agronomists to agree fungicide programmes that provide a fair test of varieties in trials. Robust fungicide programmes are used in the ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) ended yesterday at £190.00/t, up £2.05/t (1.1%) from Tuesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract gained £1.05/t over the same period, to close at £195.00/t. May-25 domestic ...

As work schedules increasingly demand more, personal time is precious, and consumers are spending less time preparing their evening meals, from 34 minutes in 2021 to 31 minutes in 2024 (Kantar Usage, ...

May-25 UK feed wheat futures closed at £187.95/t yesterday. This is up £0.70/t from Monday’s close. New crop (Nov-25) contract gained £0.95/t to close at £193.95/t over the same period. Domestic wheat ...