The UK's Premier Agricultural Machinery and Technology Show

20–21 January 2027, NEC, Birmingham

Event Details

Welsh Government names members of its new Bovine TB Eradication Programme Board

Farmer-led group will have 'significant influence' says Rural Affairs Minister

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock • 3 min read
Rural Affairs Minister Huw Irranca-Davies says new bTB board will have 'significant influence'
Image:

Rural Affairs Minister Huw Irranca-Davies says new bTB board will have 'significant influence'

The members of the Welsh Government's Bovine TB Eradication Programme Board have been announced ahead of its first meeting in December. Unveiled in August, the board is the latest development in what...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

Login

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358
Register for free Join Now

 

More on Animal Health

Farmers warned not to buy or sell bluetongue vaccine online
Animal Health

Farmers warned not to buy or sell bluetongue vaccine online

Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) enforcement officers say the sale or transfer of surplus vaccine presents significant risks to animal health

Jane Thynne
Jane Thynne
clock 13 October 2026 • 2 min read
Sheep farmers warned of continued blowfly risk this Autumn
Animal Health

Sheep farmers warned of continued blowfly risk this Autumn

Warm and wet conditions have kept blowfly strike on the agenda with flock owners encouraged not to assume risks have passed

Mia Willemsen
Mia Willemsen
clock 11 October 2026 • 3 min read
£54m investment to speed up animal vaccine and tackle biosecurity threats
Animal Health

£54m investment to speed up animal vaccine and tackle biosecurity threats

This investment has been coordinated through UK Research and Innovation, with co-funding from Defra, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for Health and Social Care

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 08 October 2026 • 1 min read