Opinion
NFU has gotten its principles all wrong
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is at least one ‘principle’ short, if my reading of the organisation’s latest Brexit demands is...
DEFRA
Arable
Metaldehyde to be banned outdoors by 2020
Metaldehyde, a pesticide used to control slugs in a range of crops and in gardens, is to be banned for...
Agri-Business
Less frequent TB testing to incentivise strengthened biosecurity
Farmers who have managed to stay clear of bovine TB for at least six years will be able to revert...
Agri-Business
Review slams 'pernickety and nonsensical' approach to farm inspections
An independent review into farm inspections and regulation has concluded that the current approach is too inflexible, outdated and does...
Agri-Business
Bluetongue virus detected in third consignment of imported cattle
The UK’s chief veterinary officer has urged farmers to increase their vigilance for Bluetongue virus after the disease was picked...
Dairy
2018 sees national dairy calf registration trends reverse
The latest calf registration figures have shown recent dairy calving trends reversed during the challenging year of 2018. The previous...
Agri-Business
World Soil Day: A third of global soils are already degraded
The UN has called for urgent action to stop soil pollution, noting that a third of global soils are already...
Rural Life
1,500 reports of animals caught in litter last year
Shocking figures released as part of a new campaign launched today (November 30) to crack down on littering have laid...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry farmers urged to complete Avian Flu checklist as seasonal threat rises
The UK’s chief veterinary officers are encouraging all poultry keepers to act now to reduce the risk of Avian Flu...
Opinion
Is the Brexit deal a case of perfect timing?
They say that timing is everything in life. And where Theresa May is concerned, the fact that she has left...
Opinion
Bovine TB: Could chipping or electronic ID be part of the solution?
The latest public declaration by a number of veterinary surgeons to the effect that badger culling is not controlling Bovine...
Agri Politics
Gove to stay on as Defra Secretary as PM comes under pressure
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said he intends to stay in the position to get the job done. Gove has...
Agri-Business
Rural landowners call for action on fly-tipping blight
Private rural landowners are calling for stronger enforcement of legal action to help combat the fly-tipping that is blighting the...
Pig/Poultry
UK's Newcastle Disease risk status lowered
British officials have been able to lower the risk status of a highly infectious poultry disease entering the UK. The...
Pig/Poultry
More than 1,000 cases of African Swine Fever confirmed in Europe
More than 1,000 cases of African Swine Fever have been confirmed across eastern Europe in the last four months alone....
Agri Politics
Defra seeks 'environmentally-sound' farming in new strategy
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has set down a new environmental strategy, in which it outlines...
Opinion
It’s time for the NFU to put more pressure on Michael Gove
I noticed that Defra Secretary Michael Gove was wearing what looked like an ear of wheat in the lapel of...
Agri-Business
Lords raise 'serious concerns' over Defra’s no-deal preparations
The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has written to Secretary of State Rt Hon Michael Gove with serious concerns about...
