African swine fever

As African swine fever (ASF) continues its slow spread across Europe, UK pig producers are being encouraged to stay vigilant and tighten biosecurity

It is estimated the dairy industry will need to spend £3.9 billion over the next 10 years to improve its climate resilience, which he said worked out at around £500,000 for each farm – or an additional 2.4 pence per litre

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses President Donald Trump's 10% import tariffs and the impact on UK agriculture, the Farming Minister apologies to farmers who were unable to access SFI since its abrupt closure, the Government is warned not to go back on its word to seize and crush vehicles found to be importing illegal meat across the border, amid multiple disease threats, and the date for the new series of Clarkson's Farm has been announced

Pig farmer and chair of National Pig Association said criminal gangs bringing over illegal meal must be 'penalised', adding 'they see us as a very lucrative market right now'

With foot-and-mouth disease cases confirmed in Germany, Hungary and Slovakia over recent months, Defra has been urged to decisively strengthen the UK's border security

Speaking on a panel giving evidence to the Efra Committee, Ms Wilson said she had been made aware of information that products of animal origin from Germany had been auto-cleared via Todcof in the last couple of weeks

Concerns for animal health grow amid foot-and-mouth disease and Northern Ireland illegal meat find

In today's episode of Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses criticism of Government's response to foot-and-mouth disease in Germany and concerns raised over checks for illegal meat imports, Riverford Organic founder condemns supermarkets' support of farmers fighting to overturn the family farm tax as a ‘cynical, hypocritical' public relations stunt, and British dairy farmers have significantly reduced the number of pure-bred dairy bull calves being born on farms

Chartered environmental health practitioner and regulatory consultant, Helen Buckingham, said it took seven days for systems to be updated and 'things got through'

The trade association said this action was ‘imperative' to protect the nation's livestock from imminent disease threats