Bovine TB

Welsh Government announces changes to bovine TB Inconclusive Reactor policies

Animal Health

Welsh Government announces changes to bovine TB Inconclusive Reactor policies

It follows positive feedback on on-farm slaughter changes last year which saw a 25% reduction in the number of stock slaughtered on farms

clock 13 May 2025 • 4 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "Nothing was out of bounds in the conversation" during bTB meeting with APHA top management

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "Nothing was out of bounds in the conversation" during bTB meeting with APHA top management

James and family farm Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, James is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 21 April 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Matters - Phil Christopher: "Surely there is a way we can speed up bTB control"

Dairy

Dairy Matters - Phil Christopher: "Surely there is a way we can speed up bTB control"

Former cowman and agri-marketing contractor Phil Christopher discusses why he thinks AHDB should provide a ‘boots on the ground' farm support service to educate and support farmers in the fight against bovine TB

clock 18 April 2025 • 4 min read
Wildlife cannot be ignored in bTB policy, warns UFU president

Animal Health

Wildlife cannot be ignored in bTB policy, warns UFU president

Union says Government must take tough decisions if it is going to stand by its farmers

clock 16 April 2025 • 2 min read
Welsh Government cannot repeat 'horror' of SFI withdrawal in England

Politics

Welsh Government cannot repeat 'horror' of SFI withdrawal in England

NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said: "No farmer, wherever they reside, should be impacted like this by a poorly designed policy"

clock 16 April 2025 • 2 min read
APHA appoints former police chief as new chief executive

Farm Life

APHA appoints former police chief as new chief executive

Newly appointed chief executive Richard Lewis said: "Now more than ever, the UK needs a strong, science-led Animal and Plant Health Agency"

clock 09 April 2025 • 1 min read
Make use of TB Advisory Service before funding ends

Livestock

Make use of TB Advisory Service before funding ends

Livestock farmers in England are being encouraged to sign up for free vet visits through the TB Advisory Service (TBAS) before the service’s funding ends

clock 26 March 2025 • 3 min read
'Record number' of cattle culled in Wales due to bovine TB

Bovine TB

'Record number' of cattle culled in Wales due to bovine TB

Defra's latest quarterly statistics showed over 13,000 cattle were slaughtered in 2024 due to bTB, a 27% increase compared to 2023

clock 21 March 2025 • 5 min read
Lack of extra TB funding in NI's draft budget will 'slow progression'

Politics

Lack of extra TB funding in NI's draft budget will 'slow progression'

Ulster Farmers' Union said the failure to allocate separate funding for TB control, particularly to support wildlife intervention measures, was a 'missed opportunity'

clock 17 March 2025 • 2 min read
In your field: Alan Carter - "All you need for a summer of checking stock with your children and a dog is: a bag of electric fence wire, CDs (Johnny Cash and ABBA), ball valve arms, tennis balls and car seats"

In your field

In your field: Alan Carter - "All you need for a summer of checking stock with your children and a dog is: a bag of electric fence wire, CDs (Johnny Cash and ABBA), ball valve arms, tennis balls and car seats"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a parish councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

clock 22 February 2025 • 3 min read