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A total of 75 wild boar have now been confirmed with African swine fever (ASF) in Belgium.

MPs from across the political spectrum raised issues close to the NPA’s heart as the Agriculture Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

Defra has committed a further £30 million for further rounds of the Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme (CPSGS). 

The Agriculture Bill represents a once in a lifetime opportunity to develop a coherent farming policy. But food production must be at its heart. 

The NPA is urgently seeking members’ views on how the pig industry could benefit from a new farm support system after we leave the EU.

The NPA's Ed Barker and Georgina Crayford will feature in autumn roadshows looking at how the industry has responded to the antibiotic challenge next month. 

The Belgian news media is asking whether soldiers could have brought the African swine fever virus to Belgium. 

RUMA has re-stated its opposition to ‘antibiotic-free’, food labels, which it warned risk misleading the public about antibiotic use in livestock. 

The NPA's Autumn Regional meeting will take place in Diss on Tuesday night, October 9, with a focus on tail biting. 

Not too many positives as far as the UK pig industry is concerned with the SPP continuing on its downward track losing another 0.47p to stand at 147.21p.