Beef

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has announced changes to the way certain animal medicines can be safely prescribed and supplied during the coronavirus crisis.

NFU Cymru has branded Welsh Government’s decision to publish draft regulations of an all-Wales Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) ‘ill-judged’ in light of the Covid-19 crisis.

Following a mild and wet winter, farmers are being advised to tackle rats in spring to avoid potential infestations this autumn.

In virtually all grazing systems, cows will be exposed to production-limiting parasites. The presence of parasites does not always result in clinical disease, but the impact of parasite burdens on herd and individual animal performance can still be substantial.

A campaign has been launched to highlight how administering pain relief to lame cattle as part of a treatment plan can impact positively on recovery time and results.

Farmers should be prepared to protect their stock from flies earlier this year with the mild weather expected to increase fly numbers and prolong the season, warns a leading biologist.

Farmers have urged Government to halt plans to continue the statutory requirement of bovine TB testing for cattle, in light of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

The lockdown of most of the nation’s population will hopefully have the desired effect of slowing down this hellish virus.

Livestock farmers are being challenged to obtain one tonne more of utilised dry matter from grass this year, as latest figures highlight improved pasture in Great Britain could be under- performing by about 4tonne DM/ha (1.6t

Extreme winter weather has left a legacy of catch up jobs, and managing existing grassland and assessing which fields need to be reseeded is among them.