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TB testing contracts extension welcomed by BVA
Following a constructive dialogue, XL Farmcare and Cornwall have announced an extension to the contract signatures from 14 to 21...
BVA welcomes abolition of brucellosis pre-export testing
Pre-export testing for brucellosis in Northern Ireland will be abolished from February 2016. Testing will be abolished in Northern Ireland...
Farmers who take TB risks face lower payments
Rebecca Evans: "I have decided to change our legislation to introduce measures which will penalise people who are undertaking risky...
Concerns over KPIs in new TB testing contracts
BVA president Sean Wensley said the association is working to ensure the right balance is struck. DARD releases general terms...
Dairy farmers urged to question survival of business
Arla is the latest milk buyer to drop its prices. Price cuts continue to ‘decimate’ farms The National Farmers Union...
Scotland follows England’s lead on PED
From 2 March 2016, any suspected case of infection must be reported to Quality Meat Scotland. Tougher new rules come...