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Something of a curate’s egg (good in parts) trade today with a little more interest in finished pigs, although sows are still at very low stand on levels. 

The NPA has reassured producers that the introduction of a new traceability system for livestock will not mean a move to individual EID for pigs.

The organisers of the Pig & Poultry Fair have launched a survey to gauge the industry’s outlook ahead of the 2018 event.

The EU pig sector could benefit from the US-China trade war, according to AHDB Pork.

Farmers are being encouraged to undertake knowledge updates to maintain their professional competence in the use of stewardship-label rodenticides.

NPA chief executive Zoe Davies tackles the issue of the Method of Production labelling in the latest issue of Pig World. 

We are asking members to take a look at some footage posted in the members' area. 

The 2018 EPP (European Pig Producers) Congress takes place in Switzerland at the end of May. 

Defra Secretary Michael Gove has announced the development of a new Livestock Information Service, set to come into operation next year. 

GB breeding herds produced almost an extra pig per sow in 2017, according to the latest figures from Agrosoft.