News
10th Jan 2017
Whitbread apologises after adding pork to lasagne dishes
Restaurant chain Whitbread has apologised after it emerged some of its restaurants have been adding pork to lasagne dishes, without telling customers.
9th Jan 2017
NPA offers avian flu advice to pig farmers
The NPA is urging pig farmers to take steps to ensure they don't get caught up in potentially damaging avian flu restrictions.
9th Jan 2017
NPA publishes new animal rights briefing document
The NPA has published a new document for members offering guidance on the animal rights activity increasingly being experienced within the pig sector.
9th Jan 2017
APHA meetings - David Black award winner to issue biosecurity advice
Advice on pig health and biosecurity will be on offer from this year's David Black Award winner as APHA hosts meetings in late January/early February.
6th Jan 2017
Avian flu restrictions in place in North Yorkshire
Restrictions have been put in place around a premises in North Yorkshire, after H5N8 avian flu was confirmed in a small backyard poultry flock.
6th Jan 2017
Pigmeat exports adding £35 to the value of a pig
Pork exports, primarily to China, are adding about £35 to the value of UK pigs, according to AHDB’s chief strategy officer Tom Hind.
6th Jan 2017
NPA responds to antibiotic claims
The NPA has responded to claims made about antibiotic usage in pigs on Radio 4' Farming Today Programme.
5th Jan 2017
Water, beauty or producing food? Priorities for a new farm support policy
What will replace the CAP? A high-profile OFC panel delivered a range of views on how farmers should be supported post-Brexit.
5th Jan 2017
Immigration will be Brexit priority, Minister tells NPA
Controlling immigration will be a Brexit priority for the Government, Immigration Minister Robert Goodwill has told the NPA.
4th Jan 2017
Defra Ministers fail to provide Brexit answers at Oxford conference
Delegates at the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) hoping for answers from Defra Ministers on some of the big Brexit issues were left largely unsated.