Beef

The last three weeks have seen a marked shift in how and where we buy our food. It is a pattern that will remain while we are in lockdown and I suspect there will be a few habits or behaviours that persist for the longer term. 

Government must intervene to prevent agriculture from collapsing under the strain of the virus or risk hampering the wider economic recovery, says Ben Lake MP for Ceredigion.

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.

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