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It has been one of those weeks where a lot has happened and very little has happened both at the same time.

BBC Points West highlighted the threat posed to the UK's commercial pig population by the Forest of Dean's feral pig population in a feature last night. 

A series of AHDB workshops starting next week in Newport will aim to help pig businesses improve their resilience. 

Defra has published new guidance to ensure the import and export trade in animals and animal products can continue in the event of a Brexit no deal.

OK, so most of it wasn't new, but Micheal Gove's analysis of how farming could be affected by a Brexit no deal is worth repeating. 

The Sainsbury’s-Asda merger is in doubt after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) warned the deal could lead to a worse experience for shoppers.

Michael Gove has announced that the Government will introduce ‘specific and robust protections for farming’ in its post-Brexit tariff-regime.

Minette Batters is calling for a new commission of food and farming experts to help uphold the high standards of British food production post-Brexit.

More than 15,000 pigs have been culled after Classical swine fever was discovered in Japan.