N.Ireland
UK farmers suffered 7.5% drop in income in 2016
Total income from farming in the UK plummeted 7.5% in real terms between 2015 and 2016, according to revised figures...
DEFRA
Pig/Poultry
Another case of bird flu identified in the UK
Another case of bird flu (H5N8 avian flu) has been identified in the UK, this time in a flock of...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu case confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in the UK
The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed H5N8 avian influenza (bird flu) in a flock of turkeys at a farm...
Beef
Bluetongue levels rise in France, risk level of reaching the UK downgraded
To date there has been 283 new outbreaks of Bluetongue disease reported in France during the month of November, figures...
Beef
Over 140 new outbreaks of Bluetongue reported in France
In the second half of October there has been 143 new outbreaks of Bluetongue disease in France reported to the World...
Environment
New badger culling licences announced to combat TB in England
Further measures, including seven new culling licences and tighter cattle controls, have been announced in the England today as part...
EU
New UK 'agriculture' minister could revisit ban on fox hunting
Andrea Leadsom, who has been put in charge of the UK’s agriculture portfolio, has said she could revisit the UK’s ban...
Beef
Bluetongue outbreaks appear to have slowed down in France
Bluetongue outbreaks appear to have slowed down in France, with no recent updates of outbreaks of the disease from the...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry farmers urged to be alert as bird flu hits the Netherlands
Following an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in domestic laying hens in Friesland, the Netherlands, poultry farmers in the...
Dairy
UK milk price and production both dipped in April
Both the average UK farmgate milk price and milk production for April 2016 fell compared to the corresponding month last...
World News
'Half of England on course to be TB-free by 2019'
The UK’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is on course to declare half of England TB-free by...
World News
UK farmers facing an 80% chance of a bluetongue outbreak
There is an 80% chance that UK farms will suffer a bluetongue outbreak before the end of the summer, a...
World News
Anthrax disease responsible for death of cow in the UK
An isolated case of anthrax disease in a cow has been confirmed at a farm in Wiltshire in the UK...
