News

Lidl has announced new pig contracts linked to cost of production, as part of a £500 million commitment to the British pork sector.

The latest forum posts are a hard-hitting comment on Swine Dysentery and news of an equally hard-hitting MP's support for Parkinson's sufferers. 

The latest RBST Watchlist shows that some of the UK’s iconic native pig breeds remain very much on the endangered list.

The latest Porkwatch survey shows the leading UK retailers stocked a lower proportion of British bacon and ham in March than a year ago.

NPA members are being urged to highlight the key points of the NPA's Election Manifesto at every opportunity to prospective MPs. 

The AHDB-led Feral Wild Boar working group met after a hiatus of over a year at the beginning of April. 

The NPA is urging members to write to their MP to call for Government action on African swine fever prevention and border controls.

We have posted seperate updates on Swine Dysentery and on the activism targeting the pig sector in the Members' Area. 

Defra has announced the identity of the new chair of the AHDB Pork Sector Council. 

The organisers of the 2024 British Pig & Poultry Fair, which takes place on May 15 and 16, have announced the Pig Forum programme.