News
18th Dec 2017
Do not feed food waste to pigs - campaign stepped up
The UK administraions have joined forces with the NPA and other industry bodies to remind pig keepers not to feed kitchen scraps to their animals.
15th Dec 2017
Ed's Brexit round-up
The NPA's Ed Barker summarises the major Brexit developments in another busy week.
15th Dec 2017
Brussels sets in motion plans to address tail biting
Member states have been asked to provide an action plan outlining how they intend to tackle the problem of tail biting in pigs.
14th Dec 2017
FSA failing to deliver data from abattoirs
Potentially valuable data gathered from Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspections at abattoirs is not being passed back to producers, it has emerged.
13th Dec 2017
NPA offers festive food for thought for PM and other key politicians
It has not been an easy year for Theresa May and her colleagues, what with Brexit and various other political challenges.
12th Dec 2017
Defra introduces animal sentience requirement in draft Bill
Defra has published a draft Bill on animal welfare that sets a requirement for the Government to treat animals as sentient beings.
12th Dec 2017
EA extends controversial charges consultation
The Environment Agency has extended the consultation on controversial new charging proposals by two weeks.
11th Dec 2017
Prime time warning on food imports as ASF threat grows
The risk to the national pig herd from African Swine Fever (ASF) was highlighted to the wider public during a BBC Countryfile programme on Sunday.
8th Dec 2017
Progress made in developing new livestock traceability system
NPA chief executive Zoe Davies is working with Defra and other industry stakeholders to design a future livestock traceability system to replace eAML2.
6th Dec 2017
Well-known academic honoured for contribution to pig welfare
Professor Sandra Edwards has been recognised for her ‘immense contribution’ to pig farming and animal welfare.