Content related to the sectors: pork

22 October 2026

Increasing children's understanding of where their food comes from

Our school farm visits support programme helps farmers provide impactful on-farm experiences for school children.

14 April 2026

On-farm school conferences

Our on-farm conferences offer students hands-on experience in the agricultural industry to help increase their understanding of where their food comes from.

13 November 2024

Building children’s confidence in cooking and knowledge of nutrition

To help children become more confident in preparing meals and eating healthily, we work with the British Nutrition Foundation to deliver Food – a fact of life, which offers a wealth of resources for teachers to use in their lessons. We organise teacher conferences and interactive events so they can enhance what they deliver in the classroom. And our ingredients to schools initiative allows teachers to offer practical cooking lessons when the cost is a barrier.

19 August 2024

Ingredients into schools

As part of our education programme to build children’s confidence in cooking and nutrition, we launched an innovative initiative to provide free ingredients to schools.

9 August 2024

Ladies in Pigs

We are a proud sponsor of Ladies in Pigs (LIP), an organisation that promotes and educates people about British Red Tractor approved pork and its associated products. It is linked to curriculum aims and caters for all ages of learning.

3 September 2024

Cultivation and establishment for arable crops: A glossary of terms

Use this glossary to understand words, abbreviations and acronyms used in our crop cultivation and establishment pages.

3 September 2024

The pros and cons of broadcasting seed on arable land

Learn about the benefits and disadvantages of broadcasting seed and best-practice measures

28 February 2025

The pros and cons of no-till on arable land

Learn about the benefits and disadvantages of no-till and best-practice measures.

4 August 2025

African swine fever FAQs

Answers to the most common questions about African swine fever (ASF).

29 July 2026

Slaughterhouse pre-designation FAQs

FAQs to ensure slaughterhouses have factual, up-to-date information about pre-designation.

29 July 2026

Cutting plant pre-designation FAQs

FAQs to ensure cutting plants have factual, up-to-date information about pre-designation.

28 February 2025

Cultivator drilling on arable land

Learn about the benefits and disadvantages of direct drilling with a cultivator drill and best-practice measures.