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The German authorities are putting plans into place plans to minimise the impact of African swine fever on the feral and domestic pig herds. 

Confirmation of Germany's first case of African swine fever (ASF) could have a significant impact on the wider market.

African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in a wild boar in Germany, according to media reports.

Brexit is back on the agenda in a big way, with a number of key issues that could affect the pig sector coming to the fore over the past few days. 

The NPA has expressed concern about the ability of the UK pig sector to export live breeding pigs after the transition period ends at the start of 2021.

Roadhog Recruitment celebrates three decades of assisting British and international pig farmers in the task of recruiting staff this month. 

The NPA’s consumer facing social media pages will be helping to promote AHDB’s October campaign promoting the use of pork with recipe inspiration.

GB pig producer margins fell back in the second quarter of this year, as rising feed prices cancelled out higher pig prices.

Production ihas resumed at Cranswick’s plant in Ballymena on Monday, after the site was shut for a fortnight due to a COVID-19 cluster.

NPA office manager Andrea Tranter has been elected onto the Ladies in Pigs (LIPS) executive team.