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In the pig rings, the Large Black sow, Addison Golden Harvest 4, continued its winning ways when taking the female and inter-breed pig title

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

Farming Minister rejected calls for targeted intervention in the pig sector, as the pressures farmers faced right now were 'materially different' to the crisis in 2021

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

In the last 10 years, producers and vets have 'steadily' shifted their focus towards ‘improving herd health, tightening biosecurity and refining management practices'.

In Your Field columnist James Wright on the effects of the hot weather, bTB testing and Natural England decisions, and the lessons children learn from farming

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

NFU Scotland has called for immediate and coordinated action from Government, retailers and the supply chain

Conference told 'the sectors were losing control of the public narrative on some issues such as euthanasia and water and air quality'