News
13th Jan 2020
NPA welcomes Mitsubishi statement and seeks more clarity
The NPA has welcomed the statement by Mitsubishi Motors confirming that it will not be associating itself with a controversial Channel 4 documentary due to be aired this week.
13th Jan 2020
Zoe kick starts Farming Today's 'Pig Week'
NPA chief executive Zoe Davies has given her thoughts of African swine fever (ASF), Brexit and farrowing crates, as ‘Pig Week’ gets underway on Farming Today.
10th Jan 2020
Mitsubishi distances itself from Channel 4 documentary after NPA pressure
Mitsubishi Motors has said it will not be associating itself with a Channel 4 documentary, followig pressure from the NPA and others across the industry.
10th Jan 2020
NPA urges Mitsubishi to distance itself from Channel 4 activist documentary
The NPA has called on Mitsubishi to distance itself from a Channel 4 programme showing activists performing criminal acts on farms, including stealing pigs.
9th Jan 2020
NPA expresses serious concern over Channel 4 'how to steal pigs' programme
The NPA has written to Channel 4 to express serious concerns about a programme scheduled to air next week that appears to condone and glamorise the theft of pigs.
8th Jan 2020
Villiers offers scant assurance on post-Brexit import standards
Theresa Villers tried and failed to convince the Oxford Farming Conference that the Government is committed to keeping sub-standard imports out of the UK after we leave the EU.
8th Jan 2020
AHDB pork advertising campaign to resume next week
The next phase of AHDB’s 'Love Flavour, Love Pork' advertising campaign will be back on national television from Monday, January 13.
8th Jan 2020
RUMA Chair and Deputy Chair vacancies
RUMA has announced a call for nominations for the roles of RUMA Chair and Deputy Chair.
7th Jan 2020
Lab-produced 'pork' products launched in the US
It was only a matter of time, but from next week lab-produced, plant-based ‘pork’ products will be available in the US.
7th Jan 2020
#VaccinesWork campaign launched
Vaccinations play a key role in preserving pig welfare, productivity, sustainability and resilience of pig units.