http://www.farmersguardian.com http://www.farmersguardian.com http://www.farmersguardian.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.farmersguardian.com http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-features/farmers-must-fight-to-retain-professional-status/34112.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-features/farmers-must-fight-to-retain-professional-status/34112.article Farmers Guardian has been campaigning against plans by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) to ban direct marketing of antimicrobials to farmers. As the consultation draws to a close, Jack Davies looks at what farmers stand to lose if the ban goes ahead. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-news/we-must-fight-to-protect-uk’s-livestock-industry/33597.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-news/we-must-fight-to-protect-uk’s-livestock-industry/33597.article In the latest in our series looking at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s plans to ban direct marketing of antimicrobial veterinary medicines to farmers, William Surman looks at the rules from a European context. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-features/farmers-are-the-‘unfair-target’-in-drug-resistance-battle/33509.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-features/farmers-are-the-‘unfair-target’-in-drug-resistance-battle/33509.article In the latest in our series looking at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s (VMD) plans to ban direct marketing of antimicrobial drugs to farmers, Jack Davies looks at the rise of resistance in farm animals and its effect on human health. Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:14 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-features/backing-britains-professional-farmers/33436.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-features/backing-britains-professional-farmers/33436.article NEW rules from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) are proposing to downgrade farmers from ‘professionals’ to ‘members of the public’. The change could have wide-ranging ramifications for the industry and would see a ban imposed on the direct marketing of antimicrobial medicines to farmers. In a new series we look at the proposed new rules and how redefining the professionalism of British farmers could have far-reaching consequences. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:36 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-news/anger-over-claims-farmers-are-not-professionals/33443.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/livestock-news/anger-over-claims-farmers-are-not-professionals/33443.article NEW rules being proposed by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), which would downgrade farmers from ‘professionals’ to ‘members of the public’ have been met by staunch opposition from British farmers. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:28 GMT http://www.farmersguardian.com/industry-reaction-to-the-vmd-proposals/33441.article http://www.farmersguardian.com/industry-reaction-to-the-vmd-proposals/33441.article WE spoke to some leading figures in the agricultural industry to see what they thought about the potential ban on advertising animal medicines. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:49 GMT