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A song paying tribute to sausage rolls is in contention to be the Christmas number one.

The NPA has highlighted the huge strides made by the UK pig industry in reducing antibiotic use and backed calls to improve stewardship of antimicrobials in global pork production. 

NPA members are being encouraged to make their views known on the UK’s employment policy after we leave the EU.

An industry-led, independent scrutiny committee will oversee the activities of carcase classification body MLCSL, following its transfer into the private sector. 

"Change is inevitable. Change is constant" - Benjamin Disraeli. Had he been around in 2018, then he may have wished to reassess this claim.

For decades antibiotics have masked an array of disease challenges on UK pig farms, NPA senior policy advisor Georgina Crayford observed. 

A review into farm regulation has recommended the introduction of a new single, independent regulator after we leave the EU.

The NPA is in discussions with its allied industry members about the possibility of expanding the existing allied Industry network to provide help and support for pig producers.

Videos have been posted of all the 2018 Nuffield Scholarship presentations, including two specifically related to pig production. 

NPA producer and allied industry members are being urged to step up preparations for a ‘no deal’ Brexit, which could generate chaos across the farming sector from March 29, 2019.