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The NPA has welcomed the statement by Mitsubishi Motors confirming that it will not be associating itself with a controversial Channel 4 documentary due to be aired this week.

NPA chief executive Zoe Davies has given her thoughts of African swine fever (ASF), Brexit and farrowing crates, as ‘Pig Week’ gets underway on Farming Today.

Mitsubishi Motors has said it will not be associating itself with a Channel 4 documentary, followig pressure from the NPA and others across the industry.  

The NPA has called on Mitsubishi to distance itself from a Channel 4 programme showing activists performing criminal acts on farms, including stealing pigs.

The NPA has written to Channel 4 to express serious concerns about a programme scheduled to air next week that appears to condone and glamorise the theft of pigs.

Theresa Villers tried and failed to convince the Oxford Farming Conference that the Government is committed to keeping sub-standard imports out of the UK after we leave the EU. 

The next phase of AHDB’s 'Love Flavour, Love Pork' advertising campaign will be back on national television from Monday, January 13.

RUMA has announced a call for nominations for the roles of RUMA Chair and Deputy Chair.

It was only a matter of time, but from next week lab-produced, plant-based ‘pork’ products will be available in the US.

Vaccinations play a key role in preserving pig welfare, productivity, sustainability and resilience of pig units.