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Updates on the latest developments as NPA seeks solutions to crisis hitting pig sector. 

The NPA has welcomed a pledge by Waitrose to back British pig producers during the current crisis by increasing the price it pays for pigs. 

Neil Parish's EFRA Committee will be holding a public evidence session in January to investigate the ‘Farming Rules for Water’.   

Defra has published the general licence that permits the movement of mammals from or to premises in the avian flue Protection Zone or Surveillance Zone, in England and Wales

A clause that would have banned farrowing crates immediately has been thrown out of legislation currently going through parliament. 

Thompsons of York, specialists in manufacturing and supplying high quality pig feeds, won the NPA Allied Industry Member of the Year Award. 

Pig vet Duncan Berkshire has been awarded the 2021 Chris Brant Award in recognition of his phenomenal contribution to the pig industry over the years.

Farmers are now able to apply for grants worth £27 million for productivity-boosting equipment under the Farming Investment Fund.

Levy payers will be able to vote on the priorities of the AHDB sector levy bodies in the spring, under new proposals unveiled today. 

Defra has published details of the Private Storage Aid and Slaughter Incentive Payment schemes, which open today.