Rural Life
Foot and mouth: Control zone set up after potential case in England
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has established a temporary control zone in response to a suspicion...
Foot and Mouth Disease
Beef
Brazil set to increase beef production by 35%
Brazil must increase its beef production by 35% between now and 2030 to meet the demands of the domestic and...
Environment
New 'real-time' Foot and Mouth strategy our best chance against outbreak
A new ‘real-time’ strategy for future Foot and Mouth outbreaks states that focusing on surveillance and vaccination is the most...
N.Ireland
Exercise Blackthorn: If Foot and Mouth broke out today what would happen?
If Foot and Mouth broke out in Northern Ireland today, ports would close, Balmoral Show would be cancelled and a...
N.Ireland
Exercise Blackthorn: National exercise to test Foot and Mouth readiness
A major government exercise will see the UK’s four regional agricultural departments in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England come...
Beef
Exercise Blackthorn: National exercise to test Foot and Mouth readiness
A major government exercise will see the UK’s four regional agricultural departments in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England come...
