Livestock

"The data collected through this survey will be shared to help inform how the whole industry can best support those dealing with bluetongue, as well as informing preparations for next year's midge season"

FSA charges are currently discounted according to the number of hours involved so that smaller abattoir businesses, which require fewer hours regulation, receive a greater discount

Defra estimated an ASF outbreak could cost the UK between £10 million to £100 million

"Bluetongue can have serious consequences for farmers"

Further outbreaks causing concern among border farmers

With sheep scab reaching worrying levels in Scotland, Caledonian Marts at Stirling is trialling a sheep dipping service at its store and breeding sheep sales

WOOL prices have reached their highest level for four years, although prices still need ‘to rise further', according to British Wool

Several innovative ideas are helping the Phipps family ensure the beef it supplies to Morrisons has as low a carbon footprint as possible

Sheep keepers not already recording animal movements online are being encouraged to do so

Dairy farmer Michael Williams and his vet Rhiannon Lewis are utilising historical test data on-farm to identify ‘residual disease risk' in clear-testing cattle, through the identification and management of high-risk animals for slaughter and improved biosecurity