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The total pig herd in Northern Ireland increased by 8% in the year to June, according to provisional census results.

Any firm, company, or individual who purchased a truck between January 1997 and January 2011 could be in line for compensation, following a landmark EU ruling.

The NPA has been very active in Whitehall this week... 

In her latest article for Pig World, NPA chief executive Zoe Davies addresses the indoor-outdoor debate, which has raised its head lately. 

African swine fever (ASF) is expected to continue its relentless movement west via two main pathways, according to the Russian authorities. 

The NPA has urged planners to consider the facts and ignore the scaremongering as they consider a proposal for a pig farm in Northern Ireland.

Defra is seeking the views of pig keepers to help it develop a new reporting system to replace the current eAML2 system.

More than one-third of businesses in the UK food and drink supply chain would become unviable if they had no access to EU workers, according to a major survey. 

NPA senior policy advisor Georgina Crayford has urged the public to buy Red Tractor assured pork if they are concerned about Hepatitis E. 

UK clean pig slaughterings fell by 4% on the year in July to 828,500 head, according to latest data from Defra.