January 17, 2008
Fourth swan had H5N1
JANUARY 17 2008: A fourth swan at a sanctuary in Dorset has tested positive for thevirulent H5N1 strain of bird flu, environment department Defra has said.
Advertisement
Country Smallholding
January 17, 2008
Call for free range vaccination
JANUARY 17, 2008: With the UK still under the shadow of bird flu, The Organic Research Centre had called for free range poultry in the UK to be vaccinated against the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain.
January 16, 2008
Avian Influenza H5N1 confirmed in Dorset – update
January 16: Defra has today confirmed that another mute swan collected on 11 January as part of wild bird surveillance from the same area has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza.
January 13, 2008
Organic Awards 2008
JANUARY 13, 2008: The Soil Association is hosting the 2008 Natural and Organic Industry Awards. These awards have become the benchmark for excellence and set the standard for innovation, quality and commitment within the booming…
January 13, 2008
Seed firm calls for ‘open mind’ on modern strains
JANUARY 13, 2008: A major seed company has urged gardeners not to view old vegetable varieties as superior to modern strains simply on account of their age, but to keep an open mind on the…
January 13, 2008
Breeding ewes go to EU as live exports resume
JANUARY 13, 2008: The first shipments of breeding ewes have gone to the EU following the resumption of live exports.
January 12, 2008
Key year for horticulture
JANUARY, 10 2008: The horticulture sector is facing a pivotal year in 2008 but is more than capable of meeting the challenges, says NFU horticulture board chairman Richard Hirst.
January 12, 2008
Challenge on peat-free compost
JANUARY 13, 2008: Compost producers need to up their game in order to produce good quality, peat-free composts that live up to their peat- based counterparts, according to new research by Gardening Which?.
January 12, 2008
RBST ‘Watchlist’ compiled
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
Bluetongue information meetings
JANUARY 2008: Livestock industry organisations are coming together to organise andpromote two meetings in the South West where Bluetongue will be underthe spotlight.
January 11, 2008
Bird flu hits Dorset swans
JANUARY 11, 2008: Tests are continuing on birds around Chesil Beach in Dorset as vetstry to contain an outbreak of H5N1, the deadly form of bird flu found in swans.
