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After last week’s fun and games from NFU conference, it was back to Brexit business this week.

Christine Middlemiss has today taken up post as UK Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), replacing Nigel Gibbens who has stepped down after 10 years in the role.

BBC Radio 4's Farming Today team have continued to brave the snow to bring excellent coverage from the Morgan sisters' pig farm in Driffield. 

The EU pig population grew by 2% during, according to the latest census results published by Eurostat.

Increased demand from straw-burning power stations has exacerbated the impact of a poor 2017 harvest, resulting in the current 'severe shortages' of straw. 

The NPA elections have seen a number of new faces elected to sit on the association two representative bodies. 

Michael Gove’s reform of England’s farm support system will provide opportunities for the pig sector, according to the NPA.

The second instalment of BBC Radio 4's 'Pig Week' on the Morgan sisters' farm was aired this morning. 

Formaldehyde has been banned as a feed additive in the EU from today.

New NFU president Minette Batters has called on the Government to put farming at the heart of its Brexit negotiations in her first major speech in the role.