Content related to the sectors: pork

9 April 2024

Developing a Circular Economy for UK Pig Production through Green Ammonia (PigProGrAm)

Learn how ammonia can be harvested from pig waste to reduce emissions from livestock.

26 September 2023

Isotope testing for British pork

Stable Isotope Reference Analysis (SIRA) is used to verify whether pork products claiming to be British are truly British.

28 July 2026

The AgriLeader Circle

Livestreamed discussions with social media-savvy farmers and AHDB representatives talking all things agriculture, often with a consumer angle

8 July 2024

What is GWP*?

Explaining GWP-star, an alternative measure for calculating the impact of methane on the climate.

20 June 2024

Privacy notice: School farm visits support programme for farmers (England and Wales)

This privacy notice describes how we use and take care of the personal information that we collect as part of our pilot project.

31 August 2023

EU PiG Webinar: the impact and legacy of the programme

The EU Pig Innovation Group (EU PiG) helped pig producers across Europe find and share tried-and-tested best practice with fellow producers.

2 April 2026

EU PiG – Routine weighing for accurate feeding

Farmer Aage Lauritzen of Denmark has achieved a 5% increase in daily live weight gain and reduced total production costs, since investing in a weighing system to record growing and fattening pigs’ live weight on a weekly basis.

2 April 2026

EU PiG – Heart Pig

Producer Niels Aage Arve receives a price premium by marketing his pork under the ‘Heart Pig’ welfare brand.

2 April 2026

EU PiG – Daily manure removal to reduce emissions

Using a daily manure removal system has improved pig health and growth rates, while reducing ammonia emissions for De Hoeve Innovatie’s rearing and finishing business.

24 April 2026

EU PiG – Improving young sow retention

Farrow-to-finish producer David Goodier has reduced production costs per piglet by 4.9% through a system which monitors gilts at strategic points during their first cycle.

2 April 2026

EU PiG – Clean and accessible water

Improved pig health and productivity, along with lower antibiotic consumption and costs, are the results of using a water purification system and ensuring adequate access to water.

24 April 2026

EU PiG – From pig data to big data

Danish producer Stovgaard is using a data monitoring system to record real time biological data, including water and feed intake and weights.