News
11th Sep 2019
China to incentivise producers to restock after African swine fever
The Chinese Government is to offer a range of incentives, including subsidies, to help rebuild its pork production base.
10th Sep 2019
New pig welfare code published in parliament
Defra has laid before parliament the long-awaited welfare Code for pigs that delivers updated legal requirements and guidance to producers.
9th Sep 2019
Philippines confirms African swine fever
The Philippines has become the latest country in Asia to confirm an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).
9th Sep 2019
We need your views on lorry washing facilities
Have you been to the abattoir or market lately? If so we want to hear what the lorry washing facilities were like.
6th Sep 2019
'We have a responsibility to source soya responsibly'
Progress is being made across the supply chain to source soya more responsibly, but there is still some way to go.
6th Sep 2019
Farm activism - important message to members
Members are asked to click through to the members' area of the website to view an important message from the NPA.
6th Sep 2019
UK to adopt EU standards post-Brexit - Defra Minister
The UK will take on all EU food safety, environmental and animal welfare standards on leaving the EU, a Defra Minister has revealed.
5th Sep 2019
Brexit latest - what exactly is going on?
Events continue to move at a bewildering pace in Westminster. Here we try and summarise what it all means.
5th Sep 2019
Communicating with the next generation of consumers
Tom Martin, better known as Farmer Tom, urges pig producers to get involved in an initiative that connects farmers to the next generation of consumers
4th Sep 2019
End the cage debate postponed - but members urged to continue contacting MPs
The debate on Compassion in World Farming’s ‘end the cage age’ petition, which includes a call to ban farrowing crates, has been postponed.