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In the latest in our series looking back at 20 Years of the NPA, we go back to April 2016 and the launch of the Tidy Units Campaign.

The NPA receives a lot of inquiries from veterinary students courses seeking placements on pig farms.

Although the SPP only put on a modest 0.36p to stand at 138.67p, the UK spot market was a much more exciting place to be.

The NPA will be cheering on the brave runners from the pig industry taking on the London Marathon on Sunday. 

The latest forum post responds to Tuesday's Jeremy Vine discussion on ASF and makes a plea for higher prices. 

UK pig prices are rising far too slowly for the NPA, as recent tiny increases are coming nowhere near the China-driven hikes being experienced elsewhere. 

Aujeszky’s disease has been confirmed in pigs in southern France, with wild boar believed to be the source of the outbreak.  

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the proposed merger between Sainsbury's and Asda. 

The NPA has expressed concern at the revoking of three general licences for controlling certain wild birds.

NPA chairman Richard Lister rammed home the message about not feeding waste to pigs as the Jeremy Vine Show focused ASF today.