News
6th Nov 2019
Hugh joins the board of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers
Farmex’s managing director Hugh Crabtree has been appointed to the board of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE).
5th Nov 2019
Anna to showcase British pork in red meat campaign
Anna Longthorp, who runs Anna's Happy Trotters, in East Yorkshire, will help showcase British pork, as part of a wider red meat campaign during November.
4th Nov 2019
Deadline to accept Defra grants approaching
Producers who have successfully applied for Defra Countryside Productivity Small Grants have until November 10 to accept their offers.
1st Nov 2019
Ed talks African swine fever on the World Service
NPA senior policy adviser Ed Barker has been interviewed for the BBC World Service about the spread of African swine fever (ASF).
1st Nov 2019
Antibiotics must be used optimally, not minimally - RUMA
While further reductions in antibiotic use in the pig sector are expected, the emphasis must now move towards achieving sustainable levels of use, according to RUMA.
1st Nov 2019
Defra gives green light for £3m PRRS project
Defra has approved £3 million of funding for an ambitious industry-wide project to tackle PRRS, set to get underway in 2020.
1st Nov 2019
NPA responds to concerns over pre-Christmas labour shortages
Labour shortages could put the pork sector under additional pressure in the run up to Christmas.
31st Oct 2019
No country safe from African swine fever - OIE
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has warned that no countries are safe from the spread of African swine fever (ASF).
30th Oct 2019
Our thoughts on a National Food Strategy
NPA senior policy adviser Ed Barker sets out the NPA's core thoughts on the National Food Strategy.
29th Oct 2019
Antibiotic sales in the UK continue to decline
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has confirmed sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals have reduced by 53% in just four years between 2014 and 2018.