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Defra upgrades bird flu biosecurity measures in England
Defra upgrades bird flu biosecurity measures in England

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have announced that updates have been made to the mandatory biosecurity...

NFU welcomes voluntary blood testing for TB
NFU welcomes voluntary blood testing for TB

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has welcomed the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) announcement of voluntary blood...

Tyrone tractor set on fire in suspected case of arson
Tyrone tractor set on fire in suspected case of arson

Police in Co. Tyrone are appealing for witnesses after a tractor was set on fire in what is believed to...

Defra upgrades bird flu risk level in England as virus continues to spread
Defra upgrades bird flu risk level in England as virus continues to spread

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has upgraded the risk level of the highly pathogenic avian influenza...

NPA welcomes new Fair Dealing pig regulations
NPA welcomes new Fair Dealing pig regulations

The National Pig Association (NPA) is welcoming the government’s newly introduced Fair Dealing regulations for the pig supply chain. The...

Cranswick pig farm stripped of Red Tractor certification
Cranswick pig farm stripped of Red Tractor certification

One of the UK’s largest pig producers, Cranswick Plc, has being stripped of its Red Tractor certification following alleged animal...

PSNI investigating theft of 21 sheep in Co. Tyrone
PSNI investigating theft of 21 sheep in Co. Tyrone

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information following the suspected theft of sheep in Co. Tyrone....

Arla Foods to invest €50.9 million in Bahrain site
Arla Foods to invest €50.9 million in Bahrain site

Arla Foods has announced today (Thursday August 14), that it will be investing €50.9 million in its Bahrain-based cheese factory....

Arla Foods: Labour shortage is putting national food security at risk
Arla Foods: Labour shortage is putting national food security at risk

The nation’s food security is at risk due to on-going labour shortages, according to dairy producer Arla Foods’ recent annual...

Fire services battling large blaze in Holt Heath as 69ha consumed
Fire services battling large blaze in Holt Heath as 69ha consumed

A major incident is currently underway in Dorset as multiple stations battle a large wildfire suspected to have been deliberately...

Several crews called to tackle Brecon barn fire
Several crews called to tackle Brecon barn fire

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue (MAWWFRS) stated a number of crews from different stations have attended a large...

Police appeal for information after hedgehog ‘set alight’
Police appeal for information after hedgehog ‘set alight’

Devon & Cornwall Police Rural Affairs Team has issued an appeal for information in Plymouth after discovering the burnt remains...

Police urge farmers to be ‘vigilant’ amid spate of quad thefts
Police urge farmers to be ‘vigilant’ amid spate of quad thefts

Devon and Cornwall Police Rural Affairs Team is urging farmers to be extra vigilant in regard to their quads after...

Police appeal for information after sheep attacked with crossbow
Police appeal for information after sheep attacked with crossbow

South Yorkshire police are appealing for information following an attack on two sheep with the use of a crossbow. The...

Man (50s) dies following tractor collision in Gloucestershire
Man (50s) dies following tractor collision in Gloucestershire

A man has died following an incident involving a tractor in Fiddington, near Tewkesbury during the weekend. The incident occurred...

Commercial poultry flock culled following reports of bird flu
Commercial poultry flock culled following reports of bird flu

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have reported today (Friday August 8) that a commercial poultry flock...

In-person DAERA public consultations on draft NI climate plan set to start
In-person DAERA public consultations on draft NI climate plan set to start

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) will be holding public consultations over the coming months in relation...

Third bird flu virus case confirmed in UK in past week
Third bird flu virus case confirmed in UK in past week

A case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, otherwise known as bird flu, has been detected in England, according...