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Rose McCulloch is a consultant at Efeca, which facilitates the UK Sustainable Soya Initiative, explains why sourcing sustainable soya is so important. 

Writing in the latest of issue of Pig World, NPA chief executive Zoe Davies sets outs the timeline for the activist invasion of a Lincolnshire pig farm.

NPA producer representatives have called for Red Tractor to introduce more tolerance into its risk-based inspection regime.

Cambodia has reported its first outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in backyard pigs near the Vietnam border. 

The NPA has expressed anger at the latest fall in the SPP at a time when pig markets generally are buoyant on the back of increased demand from China.

NPA chief executive Zoe Davies has urged all pig keepers to step up their biosecurity to ensure the African swine fever (ASF) virus is kept out of the UK herd.

Farmers with intensive pig or poultry enterprises are reminded that their Environmental Permits may soon need to be reviewed.

China's worsening problems with African swine fever could provide some relief for pig producers as the Brexit uncertainty continues, according to NPA chairman Richard Lister. 

APHA has quadrupled the number of haulage companies that will collect livestock carcases from farms free of charge for disease investigation.
 

In another forum post, AHDB's David Swales has announced that the Brexit calculator will be updated in April.