In late January, AHDB, the NPA and the University of Leeds joined forces to host an online workshop for Defra, APHA and ...

The National Pig Association has challenged a claim made on BBC Farming Today that sow farrowing crates will be banned “within four years”.

The government is planning to end the use of hen cages as part of a raft of proposals to improve animal welfare standards in England. The measures also include moving away from the use of pig ...

Activists are celebrating “landmark” animal welfare reforms that could spare millions of animals from being gassed to death or suffering in cramped cages while being farmed for their meat, eggs or fur ...

The Forum reported on the North Dakota Sow Center seeking a $400,000 state grant to build four 5,000-pig farrowing barns in different locations in North Dakota. I have concerns regarding our tax money ...

A sow nurses her piglets in a farrowing crate on a farm in Walsh, Ill., that meets California's new standards. (Jeff Roberson / Associated Press) It seemed for a while that California's controversial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nuffield Scholar Nicola Bowers and Yorkshire Agricultural Society CEO Allister Nixon (Image: Supplied) A pig veterinary technician ...

“As you think about the breeding herd, you could argue we have one of the youngest and most productive sow herds we’ve ever had,” says Lee Schulz. Although there were no earth-shattering surprises in ...

Activists are celebrating “landmark” animal welfare reforms that could spare millions of animals from being gassed to death or suffering in cramped cages for their meat, eggs or fur. Campaigners say ...