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Sheep tags will cripple farmers
A farmer in Tynedale has claimed that large sheep farmers in the district will be crippled by the costs of electronic sheep tagging (EID). Nicholas…
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Further price increases needed for beef and sheep sectors
The latest Eblex Business Pointers show beef and sheep farmers need to see a further increase in farmgate prices to enable them to invest with…
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Vets detect new bluetongue virus
Five imported cattle on a Lancashire farm have tested positive for a new strain of the bluetongue virus. The Department for Environment, Food and…
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DEFRA finds new bluetongue type in imported cattle
The U.K. Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) today announced the detection of bluetongue serotype 1 (BTV1) in five imported…
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Meat Hygiene Service stike may hit livestock farms
Livestock farmers have been warned there could be disruption next week as Meat Hygiene Service staff belonging to UNISON have given notice of a three…
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Welsh lamb sales pass New Zealand
Sales of Welsh lamb have overtaken New Zealand lamb for the first time in the main Meridian TV sales target area of south-east England. And from…
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Declining Uk And New Zealand Sheep Flocks Under Discussion At Wool Board Conference
The implications of declining sheep numbers in the UK and New Zealand were under discussion at the British Wool Marketing Board’s Annual Conference…
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French sheep breeders take flocks to Eiffel Tower
Several hundred French breeders brought sheep to graze near the Eiffel Tower on Thursday to protest what they say is insufficient aid to help revive…
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EU sheep farmers flock to Paris for income protest
Hundreds of sheep farmers gathered in Paris today to protest against falling incomes and to call for more support from the European Commission…
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The Prince of Wales receives new season Renaissance Mutton
The Prince of Wales, Founder of The Mutton Renaissance Campaign and Patron of The Academy of Culinary Arts, was presented with the first Renaissance…
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