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Ed Barker on the state of play as the General Election gets underway. Find out what the NPA will be up and how Ed thinks things will pan out.  

An update to our advice about pig farm security has been posted in the Members' Area. 

The NPA has updated its African swine fever (ASF) briefing and refreshed the ASF section. 

The meat industry by-products sector has sought to reassure third countries that imports of processed animal proteins (PAPs) and animal fats pose no ASF risk. 

Farmex’s managing director Hugh Crabtree has been appointed to the board of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE).

Anna Longthorp, who runs Anna's Happy Trotters, in East Yorkshire, will help showcase British pork, as part of a wider red meat campaign during November. 

Two new posts have been added to the forum. 

Producers who have successfully applied for Defra Countryside Productivity Small Grants have until November 10 to accept their offers. 

NPA senior policy adviser Ed Barker has been interviewed for the BBC World Service about the spread of African swine fever (ASF). 

While further reductions in antibiotic use in the pig sector are expected, the emphasis must now move towards achieving sustainable levels of use, according to RUMA.