Hayley Campbell-Gibbons will officially start her role as RABDF's chief executive on November 11 2024
‘XI' prefix tags can be used on newborn cattle, sheep, and goats from 30 June 2025
Dr Jason Aldiss, of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers, said: "With resources stretched thin due to the conflict, farmers are struggling to protect their herds, further jeopardising their livelihoods."
Defra said the new approach will use a 'data-led and scientific approach to end the badger cull by the end of this parliament'
The Environment Agency said waste crime costs the economy in England an estimated £1 billion a year through evaded tax, environmental and social harm, and lost legitimate business
The widow of Warwickshire farmer Rocky Poulson who ended his life four days after a farm inspection said only 'slight changes' have been made and a more 'compassionate approach' was needed
The project, led by APHA, will collect and analyse samples from a range of bird and mammal populations to better understand how the virus behaves
Amends to existing legislation means free-range eggs can continue to be labelled as such during mandatory housing measures, a move Defra said would cut ‘unnecessary red tape and costs for British producers'
There were 213,200 calf birth registrations in Wales during the first six months of 2024, a decrease of over 10,000 calves year-on-year, according to recent figures from British Cattle Movement Service
It follows a decision made by an inspector in relation to a planning appeal from a developer which had been refused consent for a solar farm on land in Somerset