foot-and-mouth

South African dairy farmers on high alert for foot-and-mouth return

Animal Health

South African dairy farmers on high alert for foot-and-mouth return

Twenty five years since the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak in the UK, Chris McCullough looks at a farmer dealing with the disease in South Africa

clock 03 March 2026 • 4 min read
'Please don't bring back your food' - Farmers make plea to tourists in Cyprus following FMD outbreak

Animal Health

'Please don't bring back your food' - Farmers make plea to tourists in Cyprus following FMD outbreak

Fines of £5,000 could be waiting for those who try to bring back personal food items like sandwiches, cheese, cured meats, raw meats or milk into the UK from countries with confirmed foot-and-mouth cases

clock 27 February 2026 • 2 min read
2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "I do not want to see that happen again in my lifetime"

Farm Life

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "I do not want to see that happen again in my lifetime"

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker writes on what was a truly difficult time for farming and why it should serve as a stark reminder, 25 years later, for the Government to never take the UK's national biosecurity for granted

clock 16 February 2026 • 2 min read
Illegal meat influx sees Britain sleepwalking into 'its biggest food safety crisis'

Animal Health

Illegal meat influx sees Britain sleepwalking into 'its biggest food safety crisis'

EFRA Committee demands action after report finds there is no way of know how much illegal meat is entering the country

clock 08 September 2025 • 2 min read
OPINION: Yet another disease for farmers to contend with

Blogs

OPINION: Yet another disease for farmers to contend with

This week from Farmers Guardian's livestock specialist Katie Fallon

clock 04 August 2025 • 1 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Dr Danny Chambers: "The UK is worryingly unprepared for another disease outbreak"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Dr Danny Chambers: "The UK is worryingly unprepared for another disease outbreak"

Liberal Democrat MP Dr Danny Chambers said the UK needs to get serious and start preparing for the next animal disease outbreak

clock 25 June 2025 • 2 min read
Single Payment Scheme and foot-and-mouth - what was agriculture like under the last Labour Government?

Politics

Single Payment Scheme and foot-and-mouth - what was agriculture like under the last Labour Government?

Farmers across the country are feeling the pressure of the current Labour Government's policy changes and apparent lack of understanding of agriculture, but what happened last time Labour were in power?

clock 15 June 2025 • 4 min read
German import restrictions eased after FMD-free status recognised

Politics

German import restrictions eased after FMD-free status recognised

Personal import restrictions remain in place on products from the European Union

clock 16 May 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus – Charlotte Beer: "It is difficult to have faith in Gov promises"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Charlotte Beer: "It is difficult to have faith in Gov promises"

Aberystwyth University student Charlotte Beer discusses changes to Inheritance Tax, how generational farming could change due to the proposed taxation, and the impact of trade deals which 'harm' British farmers

clock 07 May 2025 • 2 min read
Farming Matters – Daniel Zeichner: "Biosecurity is about more than just protecting animals"

Animal Health

Farming Matters – Daniel Zeichner: "Biosecurity is about more than just protecting animals"

Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs Daniel Zeichner writes about need to adhere to scrupulous biosecurity measures in the wake of foot-and-mouth cases detected in mainland Europe

clock 03 May 2025 • 3 min read