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2nd Jan 2020

Environment

Reminder - environmental permit applicants need to use updated form


Pig producers making an application for a new pig or poultry environmental permit after December 1 will need to use an updated version of the application form.

1st Jan 2020

NPANews

Chairman's New Year message: 2020 - Opportunity or not?


NPA chairman Richard Lister's thoughts on the year ahead? Does the opportunity outweight the threat?  

31st Dec 2019

NPANews

Hugh Crabtree: Another decade over - what's in store for 2020 and beyond?


NPA Allied Industry Group chairman Hugh Crabtree discusses the 'unstoppable trains' coming at the pig sector in 2020. 

30th Dec 2019

Environment

What's on the environmental agenda for 2020?


The NPA's Lizzie Wilson sets out some of the environmental issues pig producers need to look out for in 2020.

29th Dec 2019

Westminster

Ed's 2020 political predictions - and why your voice is so important


If 2018 was a slightly turbulent time for British politics, 2019 was something of a typhoon.

27th Dec 2019

NPANews

2020 - the year of the 1,000th Nuffield Scholar


One of 2020's lesser-known landmarks is that it will mark the 1,000 Nuffield Scholar. 

25th Dec 2019

NPANews

Happy Christmas!


Happy Christmas from everybody at the NPA! 

24th Dec 2019

HealthWelfare

APHA Christmas message - Keep African swine fever out of the UK


APHA is circulating a very important Christmas message on social media. 

23rd Dec 2019

HealthWelfare

APHA releases new ASF update


Defra/APHA have released the latest situation assessment for African swine fever (ASF) in Europe.

23rd Dec 2019

NPANews

Tesco looking for new agriculture manager for pigs


Tesco is looking for a new agriculture manager for pigs, following the departure of Emer Fardy, who held the position for four years.