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The Environment Agency has published new guidance on managing slurry to help prevent agricultural pollution in exceptional weather. 

Retail sales of pig meat recorded a 1.4% rise year-on-year during the 12 weeks to July 15, although fresh pork sales fell, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has suspended products for food-producing animals that contain the excipient diethanolamine (DEA).

The NFU is launching a competition to find eight young farmers who will land starring roles representing British farming in the 2018 Lord Mayor’s show and take the Back British Farming message to the streets of the City of London.

The NPA is seeking views from members to inform our response to a Government consultation on the use of drones in the UK.

The NPA is working with other organisations to try and ensure a sustainable future supply of soya to the UK livestock industry.

£50m boost for British pork as export market opens in Taiwan.

Farmers to benefit from new deal as Taiwan prepares to welcome British pork exports for first time.

NPA will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 11th September 2018

NPA chief executive Zoe Davies will attend a meeting today involving Defra, APHA, pig producers, vets, scientific experts and AHDB to discuss tail biting.

The pig sector will feel the impact of the current drought on the pig sector most acutely over the coming months.