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NPA’s east region has its first candidate for Producer Group’s New Year election. Online polling booths open Monday January 22, by the way.

Allied trades are now fielding eight candidates in the NPA elections. Latest to toss her high-achiever hat in the ring is Zoetis' Laura Hancox.

The NPA's Ed Barker will outline the opportunities and threats presented by Brexit at a meeting of the Suffolk Pig Discussion Group on Wednesday.

Professor Sandra Edwards has been recognised for her Outstanding Contribution to farming for her work as at Newcastle University.

The forum is starting to move again. We have two new entries on there - one on antibiotic free labelling and one on the NPA's history. 

Only one in five consumers count animal welfare as one of their top priorities when buying pork products, a major new piece of consumer research shows.

So far there are five candidates for the 12 seats on NPA’s Producer Group.

The NPA has described claims made to accompany the launch of a new ‘Raised Without Antibiotic’ pork range as ‘confused and deeply misleading’.

Defra has announced that Christine Middlemiss has been appointed as the UK’s next Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), replacing Nigel Gibbens.

The NPA and NFU have welcomed a decision to extend two derogations for organic pig and poultry for a further 12 months.