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With many challenges hanging over the pig sector in the UK, Alex Black spoke to Sofina Foods' Graham Wilkinson about its new programme to collaborate with farmers

In the Animal Welfare Strategy published at the end of last year, Defra committed to ‘banning the use of CO2 gas stunning of pigs, subject to a consultation’

The new Animal Welfare Strategy for England was debated in parliament on Wednesday (January 22)

Traffic was held up in Wigan, Greater Manchester, today (January 23) due to a loose pig roaming the streets

Defra and the Welsh Government have confirmed their intention to permit the feeding pig and poultry processed animal protein (PAP) for the first time since it was banned in the 1990s as a BSE control

Officials say strain of African swine fever suggests it may have come from a laboratory

The BBC has removed a clip from a Radio 4 podcast which included the claim that ‘100,000 pigs is not a big pig farm anymore’

The UK Government has been urged to ensure import controls are robust, after Spain confirmed its first case of African swine fever (ASF) since 1994

A decline in feed costs has led to a drop in the cost of production whilst prices hold steady

The demand for Scottish meat has been shown by the amount of people visiting the Quality Meat Scotland stand at Anuga, says chair Kate Rowell