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A fourth case of Swine Dysentery have been confirmed today on a pig farms in North Yorkshire. 

The NPA has highlighted the need for producers to adhere to the strictest biosecurity controls after four Swine Dysentery outbreaks were confirmed in a single day. 

We will not be leaving the EU on March 29, but Brexit day could come as soon as April 12, after EU leaders partially accepted the UK's request for a delay. 

Wiltshire pig farmer and popular Pig World columnist Cameron Naughton will be doing a sponsored skydive on Saturday. 

The hot summer of 2018 appears to have taken its toll on UK pig herd performance, according to the latest physical performance data from Agrosoft.

There are more tentative signs of a recovery in the pig market as the SPP recorded a second consecutive small increase last week.

The NPA is backing the UK farming unions in calling on the Government to revise its recent announcement on the UK’s no deal import tariff regime.

The Government has launched a new ‘no deal’ notification system for businesses that import live animals from outside the EU.

As the prospect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal refuses to go away, the NPA has published a detailed document on UK pork tariffs in this scenario. 

Members are urged to take a look at the latest post in the Members' Area which includes information to help producers improve farm security.