Author Posts: Sarah Kidby

Proposals to withdraw Daera funding for Maedi Visna (MV) testing has prompted concern among sheep farmers in Northern Ireland.

Defra figures have confirmed the impact of record-breaking wet weather on the 2024 harvest, prompting renewed calls for increased funding in the Autumn Budget.

Welsh scientists have been given nearly £1.2 m to develop a TB test that delivers a result in one hour.

Rumenco is supporting the Pink Ribbon Foundation with a charitable donation for each pink feed bucket bought.

With farm funding uncertain from 2025, The Andersons Centre offers predictions on the ag budget and future prospects for each farming sector, as well as an update on ELMS.

Improved control of calf cryptosporidiosis is now within reach, experts say, thanks to a new control plan and vaccination.

Personal imports of pork and pork products from the European Economic Area and other areas will be banned.

The ag budget has formed a key part of discussions at this year’s Labour Party Conference, with farming groups urging the government to make good on food security promises.

A fund set up by the previous government, to redistribute waste food to vulnerable communities, is in danger of being scrapped in the autumn budget.

The Bluevac-3 vaccine for BTV-3 will soon become available to farmers after receiving emergency authorisation, Ceva has announced.

There has been a 27% drop in UK exports, and a 32% drop in imports to and from the EU since 2021, with farming one of the worst affected industries.

As BTV-3 cases continue to rise, we take a look at what the Defra restrictions mean, and how to protect your animals.