Defra secretary Emma Reynolds has announced plans to make Animal Health and Welfare Pathway reviews mandatory.  She unveiled the plans at the NFU conference during a speech in which she also announced various new funding strands for agriculture, which she said would be ‘supercharged with £345 million in funding to boost everyday productivity alongside cutting-edge technologies to drive future growth’. Defra has already launched a consultation on the pathway. Currently, the reviews are voluntary, with farmers able to apply for Defra funding for vet visits by vets, who will review disease risks and biosecurity, carry out required disease testing by…