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Sixty countries, including the US, Canada and some EU nations, are at risk of importing meat from the companies at the centre of the Brazilian meat scandal. 

The Gloucestershire Old Spot is one of seven native pig breeds in decline prompting calls from RBST for consumer support. 

More of a ‘stand on’ feeling in the air as we approach the Easter bank holiday weekend, but demand remains firm from end to end. 

NPA chief executive Zoe Davies has been interviewed about LA-MSRA for a feature due to be aired on BBC’s Countryfile programme on Sunday night. 

The productivity of the GB breeding pig herd increased by almost half a pig weaned per sow in 2016, driven largely by improvements in outdoor herds.

Red Tractor chairman Mike Sheldon has been appointed as the new chairman of AHDB Pork, replacing Meryl Ward, whose two-year term finished at the end of March.

An update on the latest activities of the animal rights movement has been posted in the members' area, while the discussion on antibiotics is underway on the forum. 

The average EU pig price has gained almost €9 over the past four weeks to stand at more than €33/100kg above the price of a year ago.

Red Tractor pig producers are reminded that antibiotic data from this quarter, ending June 30, will need to be uploaded onto the eMB-Pigs database.

The third NPA spring regional meeting will take place in Diss, Norfolk, today, with a strong focus on eMB-Pigs and antibiotic targets.