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Waitrose is reducing its reliance on South American soya by becoming the first UK retailer to introduce ‘responsibly sourced non-GM soya’ for animal feed from Europe.

One in five farms and businesses connected to the pig industry would struggle to survive without migrant labour, an NPA survey has indicated.

The EU reference price comparison is undervaluing domestic pigmeat by 5-6/kg, relative to our EU competitors.

The NPA has responded to the latest sensationalist claims in the Daily Mail seeking to link poor practice on pig farms to the potential spread of the LA-MRSA bug to humans. 

UK retailers are sourcing more British bacon but there has been little movement in the other pork categories, despite favourable exchange rates, the latest Porkwatch survey shows.

The NPA is calling for more concerted efforts to control feral wild boar in the Forest of Dean in response to the threat the rising population poses to commercial pigs.

Sales of veterinary antibiotics are continuing to fall in most European countries, according to the latest figures released by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Andrea Leadsom has used a visit to the world’s largest food trade fair to launch a new plan to grow British exports.

The Government’s deputy chief vet has praised the NPA for its ‘proactive’ response to the antibiotics issue.

Georgina will use the scholarship to consider how farmers could address the antibiotics issue.