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UK chief vet - a Companion of the Order of the Bath
The UK’s chief veterinary officer (CVO), Christine Middlemiss, has been made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)...
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N.Ireland
Scientists fight to control sheep scab in the UK
Scientists at Moredun Research Institute are fighting to control the prevalence of sheep scab across the UK. Sheep scab, caused...
Other
BRC warns Christmas dinners 'may look different' this year
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that Christmas dinners “may look different this year” due to food inflation, declining...
Government
Animal rights activists scale Defra building
Activists from the Animal Justice Project (AJP) have today (Thursday, December 15) scaled a government building of the Department for...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm targets 2.5% growth in milk pool
Dale Farm is forecasting a target of 2.5% growth in its milk pool and processing output over the coming years....
Other
Jeremy Clarkson says food prices should go up to help farmers
TV personality turned farmer Jeremy Clarkson has said that food prices need to increase further in order to help British...
Pig/Poultry
Tesco announces £13.9m in additional support for egg sector
Tesco has today (Friday, November 25) announced that it will provide £13.9 million in additional support for its British egg...
N.Ireland
Poultry housing order introduced across NI
Mandatory housing measures for all kept birds and poultry are to come into force across Northern Ireland from midday on...
Pig/Poultry
NFU calls for Defra to investigate egg supply chain
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling for an urgent investigation by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
Pig/Poultry
CAFRE and UFU to hold poultry conference next month
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) will hold a poultry conference to...
Agri Politics
Defra is leaving the UK 'vulnerable' to animal disease outbreaks - report
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is leaving the UK “vulnerable to a major breakdown” of animal...
N.Ireland
More than 3,000 turkeys to be culled in Monaghan tomorrow
The culling of 3,800 turkeys at a poultry farm near Clones in Co. Monaghan will begin early tomorrow morning (Tuesday,...
Pig/Poultry
UK faces egg shortage amid rising production costs - BFREPA
A survey by the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) concluded that the UK’s egg supply and the “long-term...
Pig/Poultry
Christmas turkey shortage may be on the cards, warns BPC
The free range turkey sector has taken the ‘biggest hit’ from the avian influenza (bird flu) crisis, and this may...
Beef
Experts say red meat will rival turkey this Christmas
Analysts at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) have predicted that red meat and pork joints will challenge poultry...
Pig/Poultry
NFU welcomes mandatory housing order
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has welcomed the announcement that a new mandatory housing order will be implemented in England...
Agri-Business
NFU encourages egg producers to share their story
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) poultry board is encouraging everyone to get involved and “showcase the best of British poultry...
Agri-Business
Rotting carcasses found on Nottinghamshire farm
A smallholder from Torworth near Retford, Nottinghamshire has received a 10-year ban from keeping livestock, after carcasses of a pig...
