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Following the launch of Defra’s Annual Health and Welfare Review last week, Katie Fallon looks at how farmers can get involved.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is projecting a marginal increase in global pork output in 2023 as China and South East Asia continue to recover from African Swine Fever.

Beef and dairy producers should be hit with a new tax in order to incentivise greener farming methods, while consumers should follow a diet restricted to fewer than three portions of meat a week, a new report has suggested.

Health-conscious consumers are being encouraged to put pork on their plates as part of a new campaign to promote its nutritional benefits and affordability.

Support for research projects at the 2019-opened National Pig Centre (NPC) looks to be continuing, despite the recent upheaval the industry has seen.

Pig and poultry farmers faced steep challenges in 2022 while other sectors fared better. Cedric Porter takes a look back at the year for the livestock sector

Farmers were losing between £23 and £29 per pig in November according to AHDB estimates

Pork and gammon could be the winner from switches away from traditional turkey while those looking for showstoppers may look to beef and lamb joints

This years Welsh Winter Fair saw historic wins in the sheep rings, and record prices of 36,000 in the post-show sale of cattle and 800 in the pig shed.