Content related to the sectors: pork

1 December 2022

Managing people – getting the best from your team

There’s lots to think about when you’re managing people. How can you communicate and delegate effectively, how can you track performance and what about inspiring, motivating and rewarding your people? Farming is a busy, task-based environment where managing people well can easily slip to the bottom of the priority list. Watch this webinar to find out how to better manage your people.

1 December 2022

Recruiting people – how to become an employer of choice

Recruiting the right people can help a farming business succeed but, for busy farmers, recruiting can be time consuming at best and frustrating at worst.  This webinar will give you helpful recruitment guidance and insights with Cheshire dairy farmer, Stephen Cookson, and Lucy McClymont of Kite Consulting.

1 December 2022

Onboarding people – getting off to the right start

Onboarding is more than a box ticking exercise. Beyond meeting the legalities of training, compliance and accreditation, onboarding can also help win hearts and minds, carve a strong direction of travel and create one, cohesive team. This webinar will give you helpful onboarding guidance and insights with East Fife farmer, David Bell and Maree Moore of Coca Cola.

2 December 2022

What’s behind the increase in UK pork imports?

September’s trade figures show that so far this year (Jan – Sep) the UK has imported 587,300 tonnes of pig meat (excluding offal).

2 January 2024

Winter warmers and treats for Halloween this year

Which categories bewitched consumers and which failed to cast a spell?

28 February 2025

Pork cost of production – indoor and outdoor estimations

The latest AHDB quarterly cost of production and margin estimations have been published for 2022 Q3

15 November 2023

Does my carbon have a value? Yes, it does

The benefits of building carbon stocks and reducing greenhouse gases

2 January 2024

Further price rises pose a threat to meat and dairy demand

Economics dictates that as a general rule, as prices rise, consumers demand less of that good. However, with food being an essential good there is less scope to reduce that demand.

3 March 2023

Carbon markets - why should I care and what is their value?

How environmental sustainability will affect farm businesses

1 June 2023

Understanding the two types of carbon market

Carbon markets are becoming an increasingly important part of the economy.

24 November 2022

EU pig prices continue to see pressure

EU Pork Prices

23 November 2022

Report examines 2021 cost of pig production in 17 countries

This week, we published the popular annual report that examines the cost of pig meat production in 17 countries.