Rural Life
Pics: Pembrokeshire County Show winners 2023
The Pembrokeshire County Show awards acknowledge people in Pembrokeshire, Wales, working in agriculture across a variety of categories. Th awards...
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Agri-Business
NPA urges awareness of PRRSV risk when importing pigs
The National Pig Association (NPA) is urging those importing live pigs or semen to only source from herds negative for...
Agri-Business
Scottish farmers to receive payments up to £1,250 to review herd health
Farmers can receive up to £1,250 in payments over two years to support a review of their flock or herd...
Agri-Business
NPA appoints new vice chair of Young NPA
The National Pig Association (NPA) has announced Emma Wormington as the new vice chair of Young NPA. Wormington, who works...
Beef
Wales launches five-year bovine TB delivery plan
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has today (Wednesday, August 16) launched a five-year bovine tuberculosis (TB) delivery plan. The...
Agri-Business
Oxford Farming Conference seeks 3 new directors
The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) is seeking three new directors to “help shape the future of the organisation”. The OFC,...
N.Ireland
Can smart-tech help detect disease in dairy cows earlier?
Researchers from the University of Bristol (UoB) have received funding to investigate whether artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to...
N.Ireland
BVD map displays progress of eradication programmes
A new Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) map shows the progress of the eradication programme made by the Republic of Ireland...
Agri-Business
VetPartners calls for minimum milk price for dairy farmers
Members of the veterinary group VetPartners are calling for greater government support for UK dairy farmers in the form of...
N.Ireland
New customs rules show Coleraine vet school is ‘essential’ – MLA
Impending customs rules set to be brought in this October, combined with Northern Ireland’s “serious” vet shortage, mean that a...
Agri-Business
Chanelle Pharma appoints new head of UK animal health division
Irish veterinary pharmaceutical company, Chanelle Pharma has appointed Abi Donald as the new head of UK for its animal health...
Sheep
NSA calls for government action on vaccine supply
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is demanding strategic “government-level action” to secure a “reliable” vaccine supply. The association said it...
N.Ireland
NI farms to face vehicle safety inspections from August
An eight-month long programme of workplace-based vehicle safety inspections on farms across Northern Ireland has been announced today (Monday, July...
N.Ireland
Farmer sentenced for causing ‘unnecessary suffering’ to animals
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been sentenced in court for causing “unnecessary suffering” to animals. 38-year-old Michael Maguire of...
Rural Life
BVA launches menopause hub to help keep vets in profession
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has launched a menopause hub with the aim of keeping “highly skilled vets” in the...
Agri-Business
DAERA: New BVD requirements for cattle exports to Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) requirements for cattle exports...
Beef
Vet declarations needed for UK meat exports to EU
From December 13, 2023, non-assured UK livestock farmers will be required to provide a declaration signed by a vet for...
Pig/Poultry
AIPZ lifted as bird flu risk is reduced to 'low'
The avian influenza (bird flu) prevention zones (AIPZ) for poultry and captive birds in England, Wales and Scotland have been...