The NPA has issued a strong warning to producers after a farmer from Halifax was fined £4,000 for feeding meat sandwiches to pigs. Simon John Tallis,…
Year: 2017
NPA chairman Richard Lister has written to the returning chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee to outline the association’s priorities. The re-election of Devon…
The Pig Health and Welfare Council (PHWC) has published its biennial report into the main issues surrounding pig health during the 2015-2016 period. The Pig Health…
At 845 thousand head, UK clean pig slaughterings in June were 2% lower than in the same month in 2016, according to latest data from Defra.…
Good stockmanship, not the size of the unit, is the key to achieving high standards of health and welfare, the National Pig Association has insisted in…
The home of pork pies is hosting a festival dedicated to all types of hot pies, cold pies, dessert pies and gluten-free pies. The Melton Mowbray…
With rural crime now costing £42.5 million, the true human cost of rural crime has been revealed in a new NFU report. Farmers and their families…
The Spanish police have made 65 arrests as part of a major operation they believe has ‘dismantled’ an organised crime group at the heart of the…
The EU and China are offering a unique opportunity for young farmers to discover more about agriculture in the world’s most populated country. In April, European…
A campaign group has called on the Government to ensure its new Great Repeal Bill protects EU standards on farm antibiotic use. The Alliance to Save…