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The NPA has reminded MPs of the potentially catastrophic implications of a Brexit ‘No Deal’ for the pig sector, ahead of a potentially defining Brexit vote today.

Farmers will face new restrictions on the storage and use of fertilisers and manure, under the Government’s new Clean Air strategy, which was published today.

The Pig Health and Welfare Council (PHWC) has recently published a set of guidelines on responsible use of antibiotics.

NPA chairman Richard Lister recently attended a meeting at which the Government’s plans for Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT were discussed.

Welcome to 2019 – a year of unknowns. In Ed's latest summary of the state of play with Brexit, he tries to unpick what might happen next week. 

The latest posts on the NPA Members' Forum discusss the issues of tail docking and castration. 

A new case of the deadly pig disease porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) has been detected in Canada. 

China will struggle to contain of African swine fever in 2019, with more than 100 cases have now been recorded across 23 provinces in China. 

The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) has launched its safety campaign for 2019, which is intended to take a step towards halving farm fatalities by the end of 2023.

In the latest article in the Tackling Tail Biting series, AHDB has outlined AHDB the steps to take once you’ve identified the warning signs on farm.