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Welsh dairy farmers face mounting losses as costs rise, unions warn
Welsh dairy farmers are facing mounting financial pressure, with some producing milk below the cost of production as rising input costs and volatile…
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British dairy seeks new overseas markets after £973m in exports
British dairy exports reached £973 million in the first half of 2026, as industry leaders stepped up efforts to secure new buyers in Asia and Mexico…
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Illegal bluetongue vaccine sales spark warning amid rising outbreak concerns
Farmers have been warned that selling or passing on leftover bluetongue vaccines is illegal, as the disease reaches more than 3,300 premises across…
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Devon farmers 'completely exhausted' as bluetongue takes its toll
Bluetongue has left Devon farmers battling livestock deaths, mounting bills and fears of fewer lambs and calves next year, councillors have heard…
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Cattle could be screened for bovine TB using new AI eye technology
Cattle could be screened for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) using an AI-powered eye scan, under new technology being developed by Scottish researchers…
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Arla to boost dairy farmers' climate incentive rewards by a third
Arla will increase the value of its climate incentive points by a third from January 2027, offering dairy farmers higher payments for measures aimed…
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Sexed dairy semen use tops 86% as beef breeding gains ground
Sexed dairy semen use has passed 86% in the UK, while beef semen now accounts for more than half of all semen used in dairy herds, according to new…
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Wild deer emerge as new concern in fight against bovine TB
Cattle vets are calling for new wild deer TB surveillance programmes by 2027 after identifying the animals as an emerging disease concern for the…
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Butter and cheese supplies shrink as UK milk production falls
UK butter supplies fell by 7.6% in the second quarter of 2026, while cheese availability dropped 3.3% as declining milk production and changing trade…
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Bluetongue cases top 2,500 in England as hundreds more investigated
Another 107 cases of bluetongue have been reported in England, pushing the season's total beyond 2,500 as hundreds more suspected cases remain under…
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