Tillage
Further declines in European harvest yields predicted
Projected harvest yields at European level have been revised downwards for almost all combinable crops with weather extremes cited as...
DEFRA
Agri-Business
Number of UK premises infected with bluetongue rises to 10
The number of premises infected with bluetongue in the UK has risen to 10, with the disease now confirmed in...
N.Ireland
Defra confirms bluetongue in animals on 2 new sites
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed bluetongue in animals on two new sites in...
N.Ireland
First UK bluetongue case detected in 2024/25 season
The first case of bluetongue virus BTV3 in the 2024/25 vector season has been detected in England, the Department for...
Agri-Business
Meatly becomes first company cleared to sell cultivated meat in the UK
Meatly has become the first European company authorised to sell cultivated meat in the UK, following approval from UK regulatory...
Agri Politics
Defra staff members are 'able to and prepared to' strike for fair pay
Public and Commercial Services (PCU) Union members that work for the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)...
Agri-Business
DAFM monitoring bovine TB vaccine trials 'very closely'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that trials on a bovine tuberculosis (TB) vaccine are...
Agri Politics
McConalogue meets UK counterpart on bilateral trade
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has met with his UK counterpart in London to discuss matters...
N.Ireland
UK bluetongue control zones to be lifted with cases at 86
The UK’s chief veterinary officer, Christine Middlemiss, has said that bluetongue temporary control zones (TCZ) will shortly be lifted, as...
Veterinary
All investigations to date 'have ruled out presence of bluetongue'
All investigations carried out in Ireland to date on suspected cases of bluetongue virus (BTV) have ruled out the presence...
News
Bluetongue cases in England rise to 83
The latest figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have shown that there are 83 bluetongue cases...
N.Ireland
UK bluetongue cases reach 66 across 3 counties
The total number of confirmed bluetongue cases in the UK has reached 66, on 41 different premises across three counties....
N.Ireland
UK chief vet urges continued vigilance as bluetongue cases hit 55
The UK’s chef veterinary officer (CVO) has urged farmers to remain vigilant as more confirmed cases of bluetongue bring the...
Sheep
Case of bluetongue in sheep brings total cases in England to 52
A case of bluetongue confirmed in a sheep has brought the total number of cases in England to 52 on...
N.Ireland
8 new bluetongue cases confirmed in temporary control zones
Eight new cases of bluetongue have been confirmed in recent days in the two existing UK temporary control zones (TCZ)....
N.Ireland
New case of bluetongue confirmed in a bull in Kent
A new case of bluetongue has been confirmed in a bull in Kent by the UK’s Department for Environment, Food...
Agri-Business
3 more cases of bluetongue confirmed in cattle in Kent
Three further cases of bluetongue have been confirmed in cattle in Kent following active surveillance in the area. The Department...
Beef
£4m fund rolled out to back 'smaller abattoirs' in England
‘Small-scale’ abattoirs in England will be able to apply for capital grants through a new £4 million fund, which has...