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Red Tractor is looking to recruit a Pigs Technical Manager on a fixed term contract as maternity cover.

NPA chief executive Zoe Davies has been awarded a Lifetime Fellowship of the NPA, in recognition of her huge contribution to the association and wider industry.

The NPA has called on the supply chain and Government to do more to support pig producers, as new data shows the extent to which the industry is contracting. 

A closer look at what each of the big retailers is doing to support the pig sector. 

Defra has announced more details about the new slurry storage grants that will be launched later this year, as part of the Farming Investment Fund.

In the latest issue of Pig World, Samantha Carmichael, MSD’s national veterinary key account manager, set out her ambitions as the new chair of Young NPA. 

In a potentially significant development, Vietnamese has announced that it has successfully developed an African swine fever (ASF) vaccine.

The NPA has urged the pig sector to focus on the transition away from zinc oxide, after it was confirmed that supplies are likely to be available for another year only. 

The average cost of production for pig producers reached 240p/kg in May, up a further 10p from the April figure as costs continue to soar. 

An update from PigZin licence holder on when supplies will run to.