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Germany moves to vaccinate farm animals against bluetongue
German officials said Monday they were bulldozing through plans to inoculate farm animals against bluetongue disease, which is common in…
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New bluetongue case is confirmed
Bluetongue precautions have been extended after a new case of the animal disease was confirmed in Hampshire. The Department for Environment, Food and…
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Rochdale Bluetongue zone
Rochdale has been included in a protection zone after an outbreak of Bluetongue - one hundred miles away. The borough has been placed in a…
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Big plans for poultry health at the British Pig and Poultry Fair
The Farm Health Planning initiative, led by producers and vets in partnership with DEFRA, has been running successfully for some time and is already…
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Debut for Gerald at insurer’s 105th AGM
A Cornish farmer, who breeds pigs near Wadebridge and Liskeard, is preparing to preside over his first Annual General Meeting as the new Chairman of…
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Hog farm expansion turned down
Not wishing to nearly double the number of animals, Chatham-Kent councillors have shot down a proposed hog farm expansion. Monday's planning…
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10,000-plus sign petition supporting pig industry
More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition calling for an increase in pork prices in support of the struggling pig farming industry. The…
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Celebrity chefs back British bacon
Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity TV chefs are backing a campaign to support British bacon. The F word star branded it a "complete disgrace" that the…
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Farmers to decide on wild boar controls
Farmers and rural communities will have to decide for themselves whether they want wild boar living on their land. The government has drawn up an…
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Pig farmers trot out Internet song to save bacon
In what they say is a last-ditch attempt to save the country's pork industry, dozens of pig farmers gathered in London on Thursday aiming for an…
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