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Latest News and Articles of Interest
Advertising Pages available
on the BPA website - Click here for details
Spring Newsletter available
for download
IØ Full Newsletter 3MB -
click here
Ø Show Calendar only 50Kb -
click here
Ø Survey Pages only 75Kb -
click here
New Show Calendar for 2009 -
The 2009 Show Calendar is now available for download. This year
the Welsh Smallholders Show features for the first time with a Pig
of the Year Heat and there is an additional Young Pig of the Year
Heat at Suffolk Show. Click here for details.
Printed copies are available on request from the BPA office
Export Grant Scheme for 2009 -
2010
The BPA will be offering grants for 12 shows under the Trade
Show Access Programme (TAP) which is funded by UK Trade and
Industry. Details are available from the
Export Promotion page
UKTI turned down our application
for funding for the Irish Ploughing Match but we are working with
the British Blue Cattle Society to put together a British Pavilion
at this event. If you are interested in attending please fill out
the form and return it to BBCS. We will continue to lobby for export
funding to be made available for this show.
Details are available from the Export Promotion page
Supermarkets lose battle to
sell crossbred pork as pedigree pork. Labelling guidelines from
Trading Standards have been tightened to prevent supermarkets
selling pork from crossbred pigs masquerading as pedigree pork from
traditional or native breeds. In future if they want to use the name
of the breed on the packaging the pork will have to come from
pedigree parents. If it is from commercial hybrid sows and only
sired by a pedigree boar then it must be clearly labelled as
crossbred. If you see any suspicious labelling of pork claiming to
be pedigree please report it to Trading Standards.
Click here to find you
local Trading Standards office.
New Prices for Pedigree Forms. The last major review of prices was in 2004. The Executive have
decided that prices have to be increased this year.
Click Here for Current Charges
BPA Autumn Newsletter available for
download in colour. Its a big file (5MB).
Click
Here
New legislation requires
slaughterhouses to collect Food Chain Information when you bring in
your pigs. Click here for
more details.
Feed too expensive. Remember
feeding kitchen or catering waste is illegal but there are other
ways to save money. Click here for more
information and a new offer of waste pancakes.
Food Chain Information. Its up to the
abattoirs to provide the forms. If possible try to use the
BPEX on-line system.
Click Here
New membership with unlimited on-line registrations
A new membership is available which has unlimited
on-line birth notes and registrations. Pay once in January and then
nothing more for the rest of the year. At present this is only available
to members with less than 10 registered pigs. To upgrade your
membership click
here
New services available on-line
Ø On-line birth notifications now
available
Ø Print your meat certificates
directly from the website
Use your password to enter the Members Area to use any of the
on-line
services.
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