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AHDB is in advanced talks with private business HallMark Veterinary Compliance Services about taking over its commercial meat classification subsidiary.

The NPA has called on Defra to simplify its draft statutory animal welfare code and reduce it in length.

Companies that supply supermarkets directly are being asked to complete the Groceries Code Adjudicator's latest annual survey. 

Around 13,000 users of professional-use-only rat baits have been awarded approved certification under the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime.

Farmers could be rewarded for producing pigs with intact and bite-free tails, under Michael Gove's plans to incentivise better welfare on farms.

The FSA and FSS have announced details of a major review of hygiene controls in meat processing and storage sites in the UK. 

Michael Gove’s reform of England’s farm support system will provide opportunities for the pig sector, according to the NPA.

Formaldehyde has been banned as a feed additive in the EU from today.

NPA chairman Richard Lister has challenged Shadow Farming Minister David Drew to justify Labour's opposition to so-called 'mega farms'. 

Michael Gove will outline plans today to use funding under a future domestic agricultural policy to incentivise higher welfare standards on farms.