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Encouraging meeting on sheep EID

UK agriculture ministers were encouraged by EU Commissioner Dalli’s commitment to pragmatism in implementing EU rules on Electronic Identification of...

Battery Farming Cows

Protests against Nocton Dairies’ plans to house more than 8,000 cows in industrial scale sheds in rural Lincolnshire, has caused...

Preventative Vaccination to Protect Livestock from Bluetongue

Farmers in the UK will potentially be able to protect their livestock from Bluetongue using preventive vaccination within a Bluetongue...

‘The great animal rights betrayal’

A recently published article in the Independent with the title: ‘The great animal rights betrayal’ has generated much concern among...

Farmers need to be aware of liver fluke

The National Disease Information Service (NADIS) has warned of the risk of liver fluke disease in parts of the UK...

Wales Minister Will Protect Small Abattoirs

Wales’ Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones has congratulated the billion pound a year red meat sector in Wales on its...