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21st Sep 2023

NPANews

AHDB offers to help farmers to educate the next generation


AHDB is launching a pilot project to help farmers deliver high-quality, safe, and memorable on-farm experiences for school children.

19th Sep 2023

HealthWelfare

RCVS issues new guidance on prescription-only medicines


RCVS has issued new guidance to vets regarding the way that they can prescribe prescription-only veterinary medicines (POM-V) products. 

18th Sep 2023

Westminster

Lizzie seeks clarity on contractual practice review at Downing Street reception


NPA chief executive Lizzie Wilson attended a reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate Back British Farming Day last week.

15th Sep 2023

Westminster

NPA calls on Defra Secretary to act on ASF risk, after border check delays


The NPA has written to Defra Secretary Thérèse Coffey, urging her to take more robust action to keep ASF out of the UK.

15th Sep 2023

NPANews

Members Area - Bed & Breakfast pigs in Cumbria


The latest post in the Members' Area regards the potential for a bed & breakfast pigs operation in Cumbria. 

15th Sep 2023

NPANews

Forum latest - online farm equipment and machinery sale


The latest forum post provides details of an online farm equipment and machinery sale, starting next week.

14th Sep 2023

NPANews

PIG round-up: A more positive outlook, but long-term concerns still hampering pace of recovery


While the outlook is more positive among producers, there is little sign yet of significant herd recovery or substantial investment.

11th Sep 2023

Environment

More funding for slurry grants announced


Pig producers will be able to apply to for slurry grants again this autumn, with the second round of the Slurry Infrastructure grant scheme due to open shortly.

11th Sep 2023

NPANews

A new-look, streamlined PIG to represent the pig industry, with election nominations set to open


Lizzie Wilson explains why the NPA Board has agreed to streamline its Pig Industry Group, with nominations for the next election set to open in October

8th Sep 2023

Environment

NFU urges ministers to postpone farm payment reductions, as new schemes hit with delays


The NFU is calling on ministers to postpone reductions to farm payments until problems rolling out new environmental farm payment schemes are resolved.