FUW urges Welsh government to follow England’s lead on Bovine TB
The Farmers’ Union of Wales urged the Welsh Government to forge ahead with plans to tackle the disease in north Pembrokeshire after welcoming yesterday’s Defra announcement to carry out controlled culling of badgers in two areas of England. Westminster environment secretary Caroline Spelman revealed the devastating problems caused by bovine TB are to […]
CLA welcomes confirmation of badger control programme
The CLA today (14 December) welcomed the Government’s confirmation that it is to allow a badger control programme including two pilot badger culls in early autumn 2012 to tackle the spread of bovine TB (bTB). CLA President Harry Cotterell said: “We are very pleased the Government has confirmed its intention to allow a […]
Response from BVA: badger cull pilots a major step on long road to tackling TB
Veterinary Associations have given their full support to Defra’s announcement that two pilot badger culls will go ahead in 2012 in the next step in the battle against bovine Tuberculosis (TB). Secretary of State Caroline Spelman has today announced that, following the two recent consultations, two pilot culls will take place after the […]
Update on measures to combat Bovine TB
The devastating problems caused by bovine TB are to be tackled by a package of measures which include controlled culling of badgers as part of a science-led and carefully managed badger control policy. The policy is expected to be piloted initially in two areas in early Autumn next year, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman […]
Delamere Dairy scoops top farming industry accolade
Delamere Dairy, the UK’s speciality dairy, has been named ‘Farm Business of the Year’ at the Farm Business Food & Farming Industry Awards. The top accolade was scooped by the Cheshire based company at an awards ceremony to recognise champions in the UK farming industry, held at the House of Commons on Friday […]
CLA welcomes Paices pledge to protect farmers in environmental schemes from CAP threats
The CLA today (13 December) welcomed the pledge by Farming Minister Jim Paice that he will try to ensure farmers are not disadvantaged by participating in an agri-environment scheme through the greening of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Mr Paice released a statement saying he would “make sure” farmers in England thinking about […]
MyFarm experiment extends to include conventional farm methods
A 250 acre conventional farm is set to become part of the National Trust’s MyFarm [1] experiment which aims to reconnect people with where their food comes from. . The farmland will form a key part of MyFarm project (http://www.my-farm.org.uk) which enables members to make decisions on what happens on the farm. The arable […]
Views sought on CAP reform as opt-out clause for agri-environment agreement schemes is agreed
Farmers, environmental groups and others with an interest in the Common Agricultural Policy will be able to present their views on the European Commission’s proposed reforms, as part of an informal consultation in England launched by Defra today. The European Commission published proposals to reform the CAP two months ago, marking the start […]
New all-embracing stable livery VAT rules announced
The cost of owning and training a horse for a wide range of purposes has increased with HMRC making various livery services subject to VAT. An amended notice from the taxman on Animal Food includes confirmation that the supply of livery services by professional yards will in future attract the standard 20% VAT […]
