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New bluetongue vaccination finance calculator launched
A new tool has been created to help farmers assess the potential economic risk or return for a farm considering vaccinating flocks and herds against…
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Scottish farmers impacted by sea eagle predation receive funding
Scottish farmers impacted by sea eagle predation will benefit from half a million pounds in funding to help trial new methods to stop livestock loss…
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'Very real threat': Concern raised as sheep imports into UK surge
A surge in sheepmeat imports to the UK - the highest level since 2018 - has been described as a 'very real threat' to the British sheep sector…
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Just two people convicted for sheep worrying in Scotland last year
Only two people were convicted for livestock worrying over the last year in Scotland despite there being almost 60 charges sent to the Crown Office…
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Defra bans Hungary and Slovakia imports after foot-and-mouth case
The government has announced an import ban of livestock from Hungary and Slovakia following a confirmed case of foot-and-mouth disease. The disease…
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Police appeal after decapitated sheep found in Suffolk
A decapitated sheep has been found in Tunstall Forest in Suffolk, just days after three sheep were slaughtered in Lancashire. Suffolk Police are…
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Demand for cattle and sheep feed drives compound feed market growth
The demand for compound feed in Britain is expected to rise in the 2024-2025 season, driven primarily by increased cattle and sheep feed production…
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Biosecurity 'wake-up call' after foot-and-mouth scare in Exeter
Speculation over a possible case of foot-and-mouth disease in Exeter, which was later confirmed negative, has led to warnings against complacency in…
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RamCompare seeks new farms to join for 2025 breeding season
The UK’s national progeny testing initiative is seeking new commercial farms to join the project this season across England and Wales. RamCompare…
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UK livestock numbers must fall, Climate Change Committee says
Farmers have hit back at calls for livestock numbers to fall by 27% and for meat consumption to drop by a quarter so that the UK can meet its net…
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