A campaign designed to champion the value of the UK veterinary team has been launched today by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Veterinary Nursing…
Year: 2017
Farmers have been warned to expect increased feed price volatility to continue well into 2017, due to the effect of ‘Brexit’ on currency exchange rates. The warning comes from…
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has extended its free carcase collection service for diagnostic post mortem examinations in England. The change followed a review…
Recognising and retaining the vital roles that vets play across animal health, animal welfare and public health is pivotal to securing successful outcomes from Brexit says…
Producers have been warned pigs sharing premises where avian flu has been detected in poultry could be culled if they are found to be carrying the…
The NPA has laid out its priorities on trade, access to labour and a future domestic farm policy in a submission to a House of Lords…
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has promised the country’s farmers that she will “fight” for the best possible deal for the industry at home and in…
Dumfriesshire farmer, Andrew McCornick, is the new president of NFU Scotland after he defeated sitting president, Allan Bowie, and sitting vice president, Rob Livesey, in a…
UK supermarkets look set to enjoy a “positive year” despite a shot-term dip in sales after Christmas, according to the latest retail figures from market analysts,…
Red Tractor pig producers have been told that they must use the electronic medicine book (e-MB) to record the collated antibiotics they administer to their herds.…