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Farmer Louise Urquhart said customers appreciate the 'delicious' taste and texture of the meat

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

Deputy editor Alex Black discusses the issues in the pork sector

Pig producers are being urged to take advantage of funded on-farm reviews to strengthen biosecurity and herd health

NFU Scotland warned the package is unlikely to go far enough to address the financial pressures facing the sector

Following last year's battle with bluetongue, the Royal Welsh Show livestock lines have bounced back, with entries increasing across the board.

Herds have already been lost with warnings more will follow if the situation does not change

The Hungarian authorities have ordered the culling of 3,000 pigs

Pilgrim’s Europe has completed a large-scale on-farm biodiversity monitoring trial across 40 farms

The future of many independent pig producers has been cast into doubt in recent months, as the leading pork processors have given notice on contracts to suppliers up and down the country