Animal Health
Glyphosate 'unlikely to cause cancer' according to new study
Glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the world, “is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic risk to humans,” a new study by a panel of scientists…
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Why thermal imaging technology is essential for the dairy industry
Thermal imaging technology can help dairy farmers considerably improve dairy health, and become more cost and time efficient year on year, writes…
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Farmers asked to count birds to help reverse decline of species in countryside
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust has announced the 4th Big Farmland Bird Count will take place from 3-12 February 2017. During that week…
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Trade and marketing focus for AHDB Beef & Lamb seminar
Opportunities for beef and lamb in a post-Brexit landscape will be addressed at the 2016 AHDB Beef & Lamb Stakeholder Seminar, which will take place…
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Loss of EU funding and double regulation could hamper beef market, Plaid Cymru warns
Brexit could mean a "double whammy" for the beef and dairy industries in Wales, Plaid Cymru has warned. The party’s Shadow Cabinet Secretary for…
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Farmers and conservation groups work together in Oxfordshire to help threatened bird species
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and local farmers in Oxfordshire are celebrating the completion of a pilot project to protect an…
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Safeguarding animal health and welfare 'at the heart' of veterinary Brexit priorities
The veterinary sector has called on the UK government to ensure existing animal health and welfare protection standards are 'at least maintained'…
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UN's Committee on Agriculture focuses on innovation to achieve food security and sustainable development
The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has told the farming sector to "transform itself" to help battle worldwide issues. The…
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Labour pledge to end badger cull: 'Government ignores scientists'
Labour will end the badger cull and prioritise ending bovine TB, Shadow Defra secretary Rachael Maskell has said. Speaking during the party…
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Farmer found guilty after sheep blinded by horn
A farmer has been fined £200 for letting a lamb's horns grow too long and curl into its own eyes blinding it. After a trial at Aberystwyth Justice…
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