Agri-Business
Entries for Young Vet of the Year open
Do you know an inspirational young or early career vet? Nominations for this year’s British Veterinary Association (BVA) Young Vet...
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Dairy
Report challenges assumptions about livestock impact
A new report from the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) challenges the current assumption that meat and dairy products from livestock...
Beef
FAO calls for action amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks
Enhanced awareness and action is needed due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in Europe, the United Nations Food and Agriculture...
N.Ireland
Red Tractor seeks views on tiered welfare standards proposals
At the request of industry, the Red Tractor pigs sector board is seeking views on proposals to introduced tiered welfare...
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...
Agri-Business
Broad range of topical agri-research discussed at BSAS
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) annual conference is taking place this week at the Galway Bay Hotel in...
N.Ireland
Former UK sheep shearer excels at New Zealand share milking
By Chris McCullough Having spent most of his time travelling the world shearing sheep, UK-born Will Hinton has changed farming...
Pig/Poultry
Sainsbury's announces 10-year partnership with Cranswick
Sainsbury’s has announced a 10-year partnership with Cranswick to have its pork, sausages, bacon, and gammon, and cooked meats supplied...
N.Ireland
Chef secures generators for Ukraine dairy farms on front line
By Chris McCullough A top Spanish American chef has secured 62 generators to be used on dairy farms in Ukraine...
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,...
Beef
Isle of Man bolsters foot-and-mouth legislation after German case
The government of the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea has said it is bolstering animal health legislation in...
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...
N.Ireland
DAERA: ‘Robust’ plans to manage risk of foot-and-mouth
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has updated his Executive colleagues about the ongoing...
Sheep
NSA urges vigilance following news of foot and mouth in Germany
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has called for vigilance among the nation’s sheep farmers, following the news of a confirmed...
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...
Dairy
Dutch ban on removal of veal calves amid foot-and-mouth concern
The Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature has decided to introduce new precautionary measures for the veal...
N.Ireland
Kazakhstan and its quest for farm machinery factories
Kazakhstan is little known about over here in the west – it is a place we have all heard of,...
N.Ireland
FAO issues new guidelines on surveillance of flu in cattle
Amid a wave of reported avian influenza (bird flu) infections of cattle and other mammals, the Food and Agriculture Organization...