Content related to the sectors: pork

2 October 2026

The impact of a UK-New Zealand free trade agreement on UK agriculture

Learn what impact a trade agreement with New Zealand may have on UK agriculture.

24 March 2025

Corporate strategy

Explore our strategy and the consultations which lead to its formation.

24 March 2025

Sector plans

Explore our sector plans and learn more about the work we're doing in your area

2 October 2026

New Zealand agricultural policy

Since the reform of its agricultural policies in the mid-1980s, production and trade distorting policies have almost disappeared in New Zealand, and the level of support to agricultural producers has been the lowest among OECD countries. The main focus of agricultural policies in New Zealand is on animal disease control, relief payments in the event of natural disasters, and the agricultural knowledge and information system.

2 October 2026

New Zealand trade and production

Historically New Zealand has been a crucial trading partner with the UK and is still an important trading partner across certain agricultural sectors. This article explores New Zealand’s production and trade of beef, lamb, pork, dairy, wheat, and barley, and for each sector compares export and import data with the UK in 2018‒2020

7 August 2026

Blog: How to avoid heat stress in pigs

Heat stress impacts on growth rates, farrowing rates and litter sizes, are you prepared?

7 June 2022

How to investigate misconduct

Learn about the different kinds of misconduct you might encounter in the workplace, and how to go about investigating an employee’s behaviour.

7 June 2022

Engaging and motivating your staff

Learn about the benefits and drivers of employee engagement, and find ideas for developing your own engagement strategies to keep your workforce motivated and happy.

7 March 2025

Developing people

When you’ve got your full farm team up and running, you need to support your employees to keep learning and developing new skills.

20 March 2025

Progressing people

Learn to create a long-term plan for your business, with advice on how to promote people, the benefits of workforce and contingency planning, how to manage resignations and how to prepare for a business handover.

8 October 2024

Onboarding people

The onboarding process is your new employee's introduction to your farm and business processes, so it’s important to get it right.

18 December 2024

Managing people

There’s lots to think about when you’re managing people: how to communicate and delegate effectively, how to track performance, and how to inspire and keep great employees on your farm team.