Pork excluded from UK-Australia trade deal, but wider industry fears confirmed
The UK-Australia trade deal opening up trade on a range of agricultural and other product…
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UK farming unions set out key priorities for future relationship with EU
The British Agriculture Bureau (BAB), which collectively represents the NFU Scotland, NFU, NFU Cymru, and…
Farming and animal welfare bodies condemn lack of clarity in Government response to TAC report
The Government has failed to offer any firm assurances on protecting farm standards in its long-awaited…
New Zealand trade deal threatens to damage the viability of UK farming, industry bodies warn
Farming organisations have warned that the trade deal with New Zealand, announced yesterday, could damage the…
Government needs to step up and help pig sector – Shadow Defra Secretary
Shadow Defra Secretary Luke Pollard has urged the Government to listen to pig farmers and…
Industry fury as arrogant Prime Minister throws crisis-torn pig industry under a bus
In an astonishingly arrogant and ignorant interview, Prime Minister Boris Johnson dismissed the crisis-torn pig…
Government to issue visas for HGV drivers and poultry workers – but ignores pig crisis
The Government has announced that it will make more 10,000 temporary visas available for HGV…
Time running out for pig sector unless Government intervenes – NPA
The NPA has warned that time is running out for the UK pig industry and is…
Association calls for meat processors to be eligible for Skilled Worker visas
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) is calling on the Home Office and UK…
NPA ‘extremely disappointed’ with Defra response to COVID compensation request
NPA chairman Rob Mutimer issued an angry response after Farming Minister Victoria Prentis rejected the NPA’s request for…