Asda launches PoultryLink seven crop contracts
The new supply chain scheme has been developed to provide security and confidence for Asda’s broiler and Turkey farmers to allow them to grow their businesses and in-turn ensure a sustainable British source of poultry products for Asda stores, explained Asda agriculture manager Pearce Hughes. “PoultryLink farmers will be able to access industry leading seven […]
AFMP announces that its roadmap discussions are on track
Arla Foods Milk Partnership confirms its discussions on defining the roadmap to full membership of Arla Foods amba are on track and its continued commitment to the dairy industry’s Voluntary Code of Best Practice on Contractual Relationships. As part of that, from 1 July 2013, AFMP will move to the ‘purchaser discretion’ contract mechanism of […]
CAP Reform
In view of the current ‘trilogue’ discussions, the European dairy industry puts forward an effective safety net as an alternative to any form of supply management. This safety net should primarily operate through an intervention purchasing system, which has already proved itself to be effective and cost neutral to the EU budget in the past. EDA urges therefore the […]
Resistance, slaughter and pet vending top the agenda
At the dinner, attended by Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead MSP, parliamentarians, key representatives of animal health and welfare organisations and the agri-food industry, and senior members of the veterinary profession, BVA President Peter Jones called for action on veterinary surveillance, new medicines to tackle the problem of resistance, changes to welfare at slaughter regulations, and […]
Stabiliser semen deal
Beef farmers supplying Asda /ABP through its BeefLink scheme will be able to lift productivity by as much as 30% and in-turn boost profitability with use of semen from a leading Stabiliser bull at a significantly reduced price. The news follows the formation of a new marketing agreement with semen supplier Cogent and the Stabiliser […]
Could nineteenth century vets provide lessons for farm animal health policy today?
Nowadays we assume farm animal health is a legitimate area of interest for the state. But 150 years ago the veterinary profession had to develop new areas of understanding and practice to enable this to happen, and a leading academic in the history of human and animal health argues that this could give us some […]
Major funding for research into predicting the health and welfare of dairy cows
Initial work by the team has found that easily recordable immune traits could be used to predict an individual farm animal’s susceptibility, and recovery from, a range of health conditions. Being able to use immune traits to identify health and welfare problems – such as lameness – could be of huge benefit to the industry […]
TB rates in cattle hit lowest level for six years
Incidences of bovine TB (bTB) in cattle have fallen again this month – meaning they are at the lowest monthly rate for six years. (1) Today Defra announced that the incidence of bTB in cattle in March 2013 was 3.6%, compared to 3.9% a year ago, and a drop from 4.7% in December 2012. In […]
Ruma supports call for joint working to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Commenting on Science Minister David Willetts’ statement on antibiotics for the G8 Summit, RUMA Secretary General John FitzGerald said: “The RUMA Alliance welcomes the Minister’s call for the G8 to regard the spread of antibiotic resistance as a global challenge and his comments on the need for responsible use of antibiotics in farming and human […]
