Longthorp voted chairman of NPA
14 December 2001
Longthorp voted chairman of NPA
YORKS farmer Richard Longthorp has been elected as the new chairman of the National Pig Association.
Mr Longthorp, who has campaigned on behalf of grassroots pig farmers, will take over in the New Year.
He runs the family business with his wife, farming outdoor breeding sows and arable crops.
Mr Longthorp will replace outgoing chairman James Black, who will remain on the NPA board.
Mr Black said he had presided over a difficult time, but remained optimistic for the future. "In spite of all the difficulties encountered by the pig industry this year as a result of foot-and-mouth disease, it looks like the industry is starting to return to normality." *
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