News
17th Jul 2017
China opportunity for young farmers
The EU and China are offering a unique opportunity for young farmers to discover more about agriculture in the world's most populated country.
14th Jul 2017
Prices on a Plateau?
Although the SPP put on a significant 1.43p this week, signs are emerging from the other side of the Channel that prices are levelling off.
13th Jul 2017
Tidy Units poster - do you need a new one?
It has been just over a year since we sent out Tidy Units posters to members. Let us knows if you need new ones.
13th Jul 2017
Job advert on the forum
An advert for a livestock trader account manager has been posted on the forum.
13th Jul 2017
Gloucester wild boar hits the headlines
The burgeoning Forest of Dean wild boar population is becoming ever bolder, if images posted by Gloucester police are anything to go by.
13th Jul 2017
French pig farmers take CIWF to court over 'illegal' boycott call
CIWF is being sued by French pig farmers who claim the charity's message not buy meat from 'intensive farms' amounts to an illegal call for a boycott.
12th Jul 2017
Parish re-elected as EFRA chair
Devon MP Neil Parish has been re-elected as chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee.
12th Jul 2017
NPA responds to EFSA Hepatitis E opinion
The NPA has stressed that the risk of Hepatitis E infection from thoroughly cooked pork remains low in response to EFSA's latest opinion on the virus.
11th Jul 2017
Defra and HSA to fund research into pig stunning methods
The NPA has responsed to news that funding is being made available for research into alternatives to carbon dioxide (CO2) to stun pigs.
11th Jul 2017
Early Day Motion backs British pig welfare standards
An Commons Early Day Motion (EDM) highlighting the need to maintain British farm animal welfare standards after we leave the EU has been tabled.