poultry

NFU deputy president, Tom Bradshaw said the industry was ‘seeing austerity in action', adding APHA were doing everything it could within its budget, but Government must give them better resources

It was argued APHA had wrongly interpreted the law underpinning its compensation scheme and failed to properly compensate affected farmers for birds, which were healthy at the point at which it decided they should be culled

A new research project being run by the University of Nottingham could help poultry keepers predict or get early warning of disease outbreaks

"We are confident this report can provide the foundations to inspire change"

Early December and finally a little dry weather, or should I say a gap in the rain, has arrived

A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone have been declared

Despite the current incidence of Avian Influenza in the UK being lower than this time last year, poultry keepers are still being warned to be on high alert for the disease.

Fears of food fraud after search warrant executed

High Court grants consent for River Action to pursue Judicial Review over Environment Agency’s failure to protect River Wye from agricultural pollution

The game shooting community is being asked to prioritise high levels of biosecurity measures and ensure there is critical defence set up against the disease