News
17th Jul 2017
Horsemeat crime group 'dismantled'
The Spanish police have made 65 arrests and claim to have ‘dismantled’ an organised criminal group involved in horsemeat trade.
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.
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.
11th Jul 2017
Red Tractor vets must be PVS members from October 1
Members of the Red Tractor pigs scheme have been reminded that all vets registered under the scheme must be members of the PVS from October 1.
10th Jul 2017
NPA urges vigilance after rise in PEDv cases in Canada
The NPA has urged anyone involved in importing pigs to be vigilant following news that PEDv is again circulating in Canada.
10th Jul 2017
VMD praises pig industry efforts to reduce antibiotic use
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has praised the efforts being taken by the pig industry to reduce its antibiotic usage.