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NPA senior policy adviser Ed Barker has written an article for Farmers Guardian's Brexit Hub looking ahead to some of the big issues on the horizon. 

Production has been suspended production at Cranwick's Ballymena plant after a cluster of COVID-19 cases came to light.

The Environment Agency has confirmed it is temporarily reducing its pre-application advice services for customers applying for installations permits.

Cranswick has lifted its outlook for the current financial year after benefiting from a significant sales boost during the lockdown period.

The UK pork sector will continue to face high tariffs on pork exports to the US, but might lose out on possible ‘rebalancing’ tariffs on US imports. 

NPA senior policy adviser Rebecca Veale has written a blog in the Members' Area in response to media coverage on antibiotic use in livestock farming. 

July UK pork production was up 9% year-on-year to reach a 20-year high for the month, according to Defra figures.

The window for making nominations for the prestigious David Black Award will remain open until the of this month. 

The BVA has warned that the veterinary sector might not have the capacity to carry out the checks required, if the UK fails to have a deal in place with the EU. 

The recent Grocer article based on a report produced by sustainability advisors 3Keel and sponsored by all the major UK supermarkets, firmly pointed the finger at the pig industry and a lack of transparency throughout the soya supply chain, in fuelling deforestation. Our downfall, the article suggests is that due to our sector being comprised of many independent producers (unlike poultry) who simply buy standard rations from feed compounders, we are unable to declare origin or sustainability spec of that soya. It’s true that feed traceability within the pig industry does present greater challenges in comparison to other sectors that are more vertically integrated, but as a sector who has purposefully reduced its reliance on soya by 50% over the past 10 years or so, this doesn’t mean we’re not committed to doing more.