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In its response to Defra’s Command paper on the future of food, farming and the environment, the NPA has set out a long- term vision for the pig sector.

This Sunday will see hundreds of farmers across the country opening their door to the public for Open Farm Sunday, including a number of well-known pig farmers. 

This week has seen a well publicised showdown between the PM and her Ministers over a ‘backstop’ option in Northern Ireland.

The NPA is holding talks with various interested parties to try and develop a cohesive plan to manage feral boar in the Forest of Dean.

African swine fever continues to be reported from affected member states, with new cases being reported by Romania and Hungary, on the border with Ukraine.

The NPA has welcomed yet another Parliamentary report that echoes the pig sector’s concerns over Defra’s approach to Brexit.

Danish Crown has announced that Steve Francis is stepping down from his position as chief executive of Tulip as the business kicks off the next step of its turnaround programme.

Mexico will impose a 20% tariff on US pork imports in retaliation to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum, according to Reuters. 

The NPA and the Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) have written to the UK’s CVO expressing ‘extreme concern’ at proposals from Brussels to ban group prophylactic use of antibiotics.

Almost half a million more shoppers bought fresh pork during the two phases of AHDB Pork’s £3 million midweek meals campaign.