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February 5, 2008
Smallholders have a voice at national level. Mary Marshall, an expert in animal diseases, is on stakeholder groups consulted by Defra. But she talked to CS about her dissatisfaction with the process, and her belief…
January 13, 2008
JANUARY 13, 2008: The first shipments of breeding ewes have gone to the EU following the resumption of live exports.
January 12, 2008
JANUARY 2008: Two breeds of sheep are to be classified at 'Other Native Breeds' and 19 native breeds of poultry added to the annual 'Watchlist' compiled by RBST.
January 11, 2008
JANUARY 2008: Livestock industry organisations are coming together to organise andpromote two meetings in the South West where Bluetongue will be underthe spotlight.
January 10, 2008
January 10, 2008: The National Sheep Association is concerned that many sheep farmers who have endured a horrible autumn and winter dealing with the disease and cost issues facing them, will not have fully grasped…
January 10, 2008
JANUARY 10, 2008: An expert from tag specialists, Ritchey has announced that Defra has issued further clarification relating to the new rules on sheep double-tagging, due to come into force on January 11.
January 10, 2008
JANUARY 2008: The British Horse Society (BHS) has condemned a Buckinghamshire horse establishment where more than 30 horses have been found dead.
December 14, 2007
DECEMBER 2007: A major agricultural machinery show is set to take place near Newark in Nottinghamshire on January 16 and 17.
December 7, 2007
DECEMBER 2007: Defra has been accused of trying to blame wild birds rather than poor biosecurity for the bird flu outbreak in Suffolk.
November 21, 2007
NOVEMBER 2007: A new law to make farmers take a test if they drive animals more than 40 miles has been described as 'bureaucracy gone mad' by a union leader.
November 16, 2007
November 2007: A team of British farmers has been on a bluetongue fact-finding trip to France.
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