News
4th Apr 2018
2018 EPP (European Pig Producers) Congress
The 2018 EPP (European Pig Producers) Congress takes place in Switzerland at the end of May.
3rd Apr 2018
Gove announces new livestock traceability service
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has announced the development of a new Livestock Information Service, set to come into operation next year.
31st Mar 2018
Productivity increase for GB herds
GB breeding herds produced almost an extra pig per sow in 2017, according to the latest figures from Agrosoft.
30th Mar 2018
Something in the Air
Despite the 'two short weeks' ahead, there is something of a more positive feeling in the air.
30th Mar 2018
Welcome to a new Allied Industry member
Welcome to new Allied Industry member, Recticel Insulation, from Belgium.
29th Mar 2018
NPA labour access concerns shared across the economy - MAC report
The pig sector’s concerns over the Government’s post-Brexit immigration policy are shared across the national economy, according to a report published this week.
29th Mar 2018
Red Tractor to run national advertising campaign
The Red Tractor logo will be promoted in a national television advertising campaign later this year for the first time in the scheme's history.
28th Mar 2018
Richard Lister re-elected as NPA chairman
Richard Lister has been re-elected as chairman of NPA for a second three-year term, with Norfolk farmer Rob Mutimer elected as his vice chairman.
27th Mar 2018
Stewart Houston receives NPA Lifetime Fellowship (updated)
Stewart Houston, one of the driving forces behind the NPA and a former chairman, has been awarded the association’s third Lifetime Fellowship.
26th Mar 2018
Support Andrea in her big charity race
The NPA's Andrea Vickers will be running a 5k race for a cancer charity in the summer. She has posted a forum entry explaining why.