Charles O'Donnell

Lakeland sets milk price for January supplies
Lakeland sets milk price for January supplies

The board of Lakeland Dairies has decided on a price for milk supplied in January, with its base price being...

NI court fines man after ‘agricultural material’ discharge to river
NI court fines man after ‘agricultural material’ discharge to river

A court in Northern Ireland has fined a man £500 plus a £15 offenders levy for a water pollution offence...

Financial and red tape burdens for generic veterinary medicines
Financial and red tape burdens for generic veterinary medicines

Financial and administrative burdens are a challenge for businesses in the generic veterinary medicines sector, according to a new study....

Bird flu: Captive bird temporary control zone in place in Derry
Bird flu: Captive bird temporary control zone in place in Derry

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has introduced a 3km captive bird temporary control...

Bird flu: Human case detected in England
Bird flu: Human case detected in England

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a case of bird flu in a human in the West Midlands...

Isle of Man bolsters foot-and-mouth legislation after German case
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...

German agri minister meets sector stakeholders on foot-and-mouth
German agri minister meets sector stakeholders on foot-and-mouth

Germany’s minister for agriculture has met with stakeholders in the country’s agriculture and food sector to discuss the outbreak of...

Lakeland announces milk price and loyalty pay out
Lakeland announces milk price and loyalty pay out

Lakeland Dairies has announced its milk price for the month of December, and has also confirmed that the loyalty payment...

Veal calf movements banned in Netherlands after German imports
Veal calf movements banned in Netherlands after German imports

The movement of calves for the veal sector within the Netherlands has been banned, except where the calves are moved...

NZ beef and lamb farm group says climate policies ‘out of step’
NZ beef and lamb farm group says climate policies ‘out of step’

Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), a organisation representing cattle and sheep farmers in New Zealand, has said that the...

Trump announces next US agriculture secretary
Trump announces next US agriculture secretary

US president-elect Donald Trump has announced his pick to run the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) during his next administration....

UN General Assembly sees agreement to reduce AMR use
UN General Assembly sees agreement to reduce AMR use

At the recent meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, world leaders agreed to target reductions on antimicrobial use...

New Rural Flood Resilience Partnership launched
New Rural Flood Resilience Partnership launched

The new Rural Flood Resilience Partnership has been launched to help farmers and rural communities adapt to floods, flood risks...

Farmer and NGOs sue fossil fuel giant claiming climate damage
Farmer and NGOs sue fossil fuel giant claiming climate damage

A farmer in Belgium and a number of environmental non-government organisations (NGOs) are attempting to sue a major fossil fuel...

BVA NI warns Lords committee of vet medicine shortage
BVA NI warns Lords committee of vet medicine shortage

The Northern Irish branch of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned parliament of a potential “public health emergency” unless...

Research suggests link between fertiliser and microplastics in soils
Research suggests link between fertiliser and microplastics in soils

New research carried out in the UK suggests that both organic and inorganic fertiliser may contribute to concentrations of microplastics...

Bluetongue: 4 further cases confirmed in southeast of England
Bluetongue: 4 further cases confirmed in southeast of England

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have confirmed four further cases of bluetongue in cattle in the...

Chief veterinary officer confirms case of bluetongue in England
Chief veterinary officer confirms case of bluetongue in England

The UK’s chief veterinary officer has urged farmers to remain vigilant for bluetongue virus (BTV) after the disease was found...