News
28th Feb 2019
Eustice quits in Brexit protest
Farming Minister George Eustice has resigned in protest at the decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to allow MPs a vote on delaying Brexit if her deal is rejected.
28th Feb 2019
Red Tractor's 'world-leading' standards highlighted in study
Red Tractor is the highest performing scheme of its type in the world, according to a new independent, international benchmarking study.
27th Feb 2019
Will no deal tariff regime protect UK pig industry?
The prospects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal in place at the end of March have receded.
27th Feb 2019
Tulip jobs at risk after M&S contract blow
More than 400 jobs at Tulip’s site in Boston, Lincolnshire site are at risk, after losing a major supply contract with Marks & Spencer.
27th Feb 2019
AHDB webinar today to discuss Brexit no deal
NPA senior policy advisor Ed Barker will join a host of other industry experts in a webinar this week looking at the implications of a no deal for the pig industry.
26th Feb 2019
Cranswick retains top global welfare ranking
Cranswick has been awarded the highest performance ranking of Tier One in the global Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) for the third consecutive year.
26th Feb 2019
Brexit latest - now we have run out of pallets
Just when you thought things couldn't get any more like a political satire, news has emerged of another bizarre reason to fear a Brexit no deal.
23rd Feb 2019
The Times They Are A Changin'
Pig trading continues on very similar levels to a week ago. 'No worse' was one of the comments heard with the exception of sow prices.
22nd Feb 2019
Ed's Brexit round-up - one of those weeks
It has been one of those weeks where a lot has happened and very little has happened both at the same time.
22nd Feb 2019
BBC discusses ASF and feral pigs in the Forest of Dean
BBC Points West highlighted the threat posed to the UK's commercial pig population by the Forest of Dean's feral pig population in a feature last night.