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The pig sector is edging closer to a major crisis as staff shortages hit pork production, causing backlogs on farms and gaps on supermarket shelves, the NPA has warned.

Zoe Davies explains why the regionalised approach to ASF and intra-EU/UK trade is set to remain in place. 

The UK CVOs have welcomed the Pig Health and Welfare Council's objectives for 2020-30, which include embracing new technology to help address disease challenges. 

The Department of Transport is seeking industry views on the Government’s plans to further relax drivers’ hours and rest periods.

The new Red Tractor pig standards include a raft of new requirements, including training on the handling of pigs and enhanced data collection.

AHDB’s ammonia monitoring trial shows that the British pig industry is successfully reducing ammonia emissions, saving producers an estimated £15.3m.

Farming and food businesses are urged to take part in a Defra survey on the current state of the labour market across the food chain. 

The NPA is taking part in a UK-wide exercise that simulates an outbreak of ASF in the UK this week to test government contingency plans. 

The first cases of ASF in domestic pigs confirmed in Germany last week is a timely reminder to all producers that the disease isn’t far from our shores.

African swine fever (ASF) has been discovered in domestic pigs in Germany for the first time, with two farms affected in the east of the country.