Dairy
FMD: UK govt extends ban on personal meat and dairy imports
The UK government has extended the ban on meat and dairy imports for personal use to protect British farmers from...
FMD
Agri-Business
NFU and former Defra minister call for new biosecurity plan
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for a cross-government biosecurity plan and sufficient investment to counter the increased biosecurity...
Agri-Business
Jersey suspends German animal imports following FMD outbreak
The sovereign island of Jersey has suspended the import of livestock, fresh meat, dairy products and animal by-products from Germany,...
Dairy
Foot-and-mouth vaccine bank activated in Germany
The state of Brandenburg in Germany has announced that it has activated its foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank. Earlier this...
Agri-Business
Second case of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany ruled out
Authorities in Germany have said that a second suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been ruled out following negative...
Dairy
Second suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany
A second case of foot-and-mouth disease is now suspected in Germany in a neighbouring area to the first confirmed case....
N.Ireland
Concern about foot-and-mouth in NI with lack of import ban
Concern is mounting in some political spheres about the lack of a ban on the import of livestock from Germany...
Environment
Research facility fined for foot-and-mouth experiment failings
A world-renowned animal disease research facility in Surrey has been fined for shortcomings in the management of safety during experiments...
Agri-Business
Farming anti-fraud campaign under way
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill has this week reminded the public of the existence of a fraud hotline...
Agri-Business
Foot and Mouth in Southeast Asia helps to boost EU milk prices
According to a number of dairy analysts, milk production in Southeast Asia has come under threat as it struggles with...
