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EU referendum ‘biggest risk to British agriculture’
"The stakes are high, especially for Scottish farmers and crofters for whom CAP support is a vital lifeline" – Richard...
Dairy Crest announce milk price cut
The cut will take the quoted UK standard litre of milk to 24.59 pence per litre. Prices to fall by...
Sheep tagging rules due to change
There is no requirement to re-tag lambs born before January 1. Use of non-EID tags for lambs will no longer...
Scrapie ‘could be zoonotic’
Scientists say the zoonotic potential of scrapie should be reassessed. Disease may be able to cross the species barrier, new...
Avian Flu: further outbreaks reported
Avian flu has been confirmed at a turkey farm in Italy. H5N8 strain has now been reported in four European...
Deadly PEDv reaches Europe
PEDv has killed more than 10 per cent of the US pig population in just two years. Highly virulent strain...
Meat may be labelled “stunned” or “non-stunned”
Currently, meat from animals that were not pre-stunned is entering the food chain unlabelled. BVA welcomes hint that the government...
New post-mortem provider for Wales
The APHA’s site in Aberystwyth closed on August 31. Diagnostic service will become available in early 2015, AHPA announces A...
Defra announce new measures to combat bTB
The announcement follows the publication of results from the second year of badger culling, which revealed that 341 badgers were...
Cull may not reduce TB, chief vet admits
Just 274 badgers were culled in Gloucestershire, less than half of the minimum target of 615. Second badger cull falls...