A top price of 2,700gns was achieved and 12 lots sold for 2,000gns or more when the Goostrey herd of Holsteins and Aryshires was dispersed for Griffiths Farming, Cheshire.EU agrees to €10 million bovine TB package for UK farmers
THE UK’s bovine TB eradication plan has been given the green light by the EU’s animal health committee, which agreed a €10 million funding package to help implement the plan.
The funding will be available to contribute to the costs of TB testing and compensation for cattle slaughtered.
The eradication plan was signed off today (Friday, October 16) by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH).
The plan outlines the different policies adopted by England, Wales and Northern Ireland to TB eradication, as well as the areas of joint activity.
Scotland is not included in the plan, since it has been awarded the status by the European Commission as an Officially Tuberculosis Free region.
Welcoming the announcement, Defra Secretary Hilary Benn said: “The European Commission’sdecision to provide financial support to the UK’s bovine TB eradication programme in 2010 is a welcome boost and we will continue to work with the Commission, devolved administrations and TB Eradication Group to deliver an effective programme to work to eradicate the disease”
Wales’ rural affairs Minister Elin Jones welcomed the additional funding from the EU but said it was still unclear how it would be split.
She said: “We are pleased that the European Commission has recognised the commitment shown by Wales and other administrations to eradicating this disease, which can have an impact on human health as well as that of cattle, badgers and other animals.
“We will now be holding discussions with the UK Government to see how Wales will benefit from this money.”
The eradication plan will now go forward to the European Commission for formal approval later this year.
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Susan Malkin | 16 October 2009 9:02 pm
Something needs to be done, we are all having animals galore taken, years of hard work and dedication, its not only the financial effect it has an effect on your everyday lives its heartbreaking when you work with your animals 24/7.
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