News
20th Jun 2022
EA to pause N & P reporting requirement on permitted farms
The Environment Agency is to pause the BAT requirement to report N & P emissions from livestock manures on permitted farms.
20th Jun 2022
Have your say on a Payment-by-Results scheme for animal welfare
Farmers are urged to take part in a Defra-funded survey on the Payment-by-Results scheme, which will provide funds for animal welfare improvements.
17th Jun 2022
National Pig Awards entry deadline looming
Any producers considering entering for the 2022 National Pig Awards are urged to get their entries in as soon as possible.
17th Jun 2022
YNPA visit to Lallemand
A group of YNPA members headed to Malvern on 15 June to Lallemand’s bacteria production facility.
16th Jun 2022
Red Tractor pigs maternity cover role
Red Tractor is looking to recruit a Pigs Technical Manager on a fixed term contract as maternity cover.
15th Jun 2022
Zoe awarded NPA Lifetime Fellowship, as 'exceptional contribution' praised
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.
13th Jun 2022
NPA calls for more support, as new data highlights pig industry contraction
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.
10th Jun 2022
What exactly are the big retailers doing to help the pig sector through its crisis?
A closer look at what each of the big retailers is doing to support the pig sector.
9th Jun 2022
Defra unveils more details of slurry storage grants
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.
9th Jun 2022
YNPA comment - I want the voice of the industry's young people to be heard loud and clear
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.