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The NPA is holding talks with various interested parties to try and develop a cohesive plan to manage feral boar in the Forest of Dean.

African swine fever continues to be reported from affected member states, with new cases being reported by Romania and Hungary, on the border with Ukraine.

The NPA has welcomed yet another Parliamentary report that echoes the pig sector’s concerns over Defra’s approach to Brexit.

The NPA and the Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) have written to the UK’s CVO expressing ‘extreme concern’ at proposals from Brussels to ban group prophylactic use of antibiotics.

The Government will not water down food safety and animal welfare standards in the pursuit of trade deals after Brexit, according to Defra minister George Eustice.

The NPA has launched a new Pig Unit Security Pack intended to help ensure pigs are looked after in the best possible way and advise members on keeping their units secure.

Pig producers have been urged not to rush into trialling batches of undocked pigs in response to pressure from Brussels to address the issue of tail docking.

The NPA has joined more than other 100 organisations from across the UK's food supply chain in a joint manifesto setting out the key principles to ensure Brexit champions food producers. 

The NPA has stressed that any changes made to regulations governing animal transport must be based on sound science, rather than emotive concerns. 

The NPA has expressed concern about the impact of the current straw shortage on producers and highlighted the wider implications for UK pig production.