News
18th May 2018
Changes
Better news for UK pig producers with the SPP putting on 0.59p to stand at 147.21p, while European pig prices also took a step forwards.
18th May 2018
Big rise recorded in organic UK pig numbers
The UK’s organic pig herd nearly doubled in 2017, Defra figures show.
17th May 2018
65 pigs killed in arson attack
Dozens of pigs have died in a suspected arson attack on a farm building in South Yorkshire.
16th May 2018
Buoyant mood at Pig and Poultry Fair
There was an upbeat mood on day one of the British Pig & Poultry Fair.
15th May 2018
NPA welcomes 28% drop in pig industry antibiotic use in 2017
The UK pig sector is rising to the challenge, the NPA's Georgina Crayford said, after new figures showed a 28% drop in antibiotic usage last year.
14th May 2018
NPA at the Pig and Poultry Fair
It’s here again. British Pig and Poultry Fair week is upon us and we’re looking forward to a great couple of days at Stoneleigh.
14th May 2018
No need reinvent assurance wheel, Red Tractor tells Gove
Red Tractor has spelled out why it should continue to play a central role in promoting British agriculture after we leave the EU.
12th May 2018
In the Summertime
The recent period of proper summer weather has come as a welcome relief and has also helped to stimulate barbecue demand after a long wet winter and spring.
11th May 2018
Industry bodies express concern over AHDB MLCSL sale
The NPA has joined other industry organisations in expressing concern over the planned sale of AHDB’s carcase grading services to a private sector company.
11th May 2018
Members area alert for Suffolk farmers
A Suffolk producer has contacted the NPA with news of a night time incursion.