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Chief Veterinary Officer Nigel Gibbens has welcomed the collaborative approach adopted by the pig industry in identifying and acting on threats to herd health. 

Producers are receiving the highest share of the retail pot since records began, as producer prices approach record levels. 

NPA chairman Richard Lister has stressed that there is no evidence to suggest animal welfare is poorer on large farms.

The NPA has issued a strong warning to producers after a farmer from Halifax was fined £4,000 for feeding meat sandwiches to pigs.

NPA chairman Richard Lister has written to the returning chair of the EFRA Committee to outline the association's priorities. 

We have posted an update on the latest actions of animal rights groups in the members area.    

A number of media outlets have carried stories based on an investigation on the 'Rise of the Mega Farm' in the UK. 

The true human cost of rural crime has been revealed in a new NFU report.

The Spanish police have made 65 arrests and claim to have ‘dismantled’ an organised criminal group involved in horsemeat trade.

The EU and China are offering a unique opportunity for young farmers to discover more about agriculture in the world's most populated country.