Agri-Business
NFU to host bluetongue information event for farmers
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is set to host a bluetongue information event for farmers later this month. ‘The latest...
Bluetongue
Agri-Business
UK bluetongue cases rise to 11 after 2 further cases confirmed in Norfolk
Two further cases of bluetongue have been identified in cattle on a farm near Cantley, Broadland in Norfolk, bringing the...
Sheep
NSA warns sheep farmers to remain vigilant after first case of bluetongue in sheep
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has issued a warning to sheep farmers after the first case of bluetongue in sheep...
Agri-Business
Two further cases of bluetongue confirmed in livestock in Kent
The UK government has confirmed an eighth and ninth case of bluetongue serotype 3 in in a sheep and a...
Agri Politics
Isle of Man bans livestock imports amid new bluetongue cases
An immediate ban on the live importation of sheep, cattle and goats has been introduced on the Isle of Man...
Beef
Bluetongue: 4 further cases confirmed in southeast of England
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have confirmed four further cases of bluetongue in cattle in the...
Agri-Business
What is bluetongue and how does it spread?
A case of bluetongue virus was confirmed in a single cow in the southeast of England and farmers in the...
Agri-Business
RH&W and FUW urge vigilance after Kent bluetongue case
Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W) and the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) have urged vigilance after a case of bluetongue...
N.Ireland
Ruminant moves from GB to NI suspended after bluetongue case
Movements of ruminant animals, including cattle and sheep, from Great Britain (GB) to Northern Ireland (NI) have been suspended following...
Beef
Chief veterinary officer confirms case of bluetongue in England
The UK’s chief veterinary officer has urged farmers to remain vigilant for bluetongue virus (BTV) after the disease was found...
N.Ireland
DAERA urges farmers to be vigilant for bluetongue and EHD
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging farmers to be vigilant for signs of bluetongue and...
Agri-Business
UFU urges bluetongue vigilance as cases rise in Europe
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has urged farmers to be aware of the risks associated with importing live animals from...
Dairy
Farmers urged to be vigilant for new strain of bluetongue virus
Farmers have been urged to be vigilant for signs of bluetongue virus as reports of a new strain (BTV-3) in...
Agri-Business
NFU Scotland urges farmers to 'follow guidance' on bluetongue prevention
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFU Scotland) has joined with other agriculture organisations to urge farmers to “think carefully”...
Opinion
Bluetongue is the last problem we need
Recently saw the alarm bells ringing in Northern Ireland in the wake of a heifer imported from France testing positive...
Agri-Business
Bluetongue virus detected in third consignment of imported cattle
The UK’s chief veterinary officer has urged farmers to increase their vigilance for Bluetongue virus after the disease was picked...
N.Ireland
‘Multi-million pound cost in NI if bluetongue gets foothold’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned that a bluetongue outbreak in Northern Ireland could cost the livestock sector over...
N.Ireland
Bluetongue detected in cow imported from France
Farmers have been urged to remain vigilant after Bluetongue was detected in Northern Ireland in a heifer imported from France....
