Prince Charles letters reveal support for badger cull
Farmers Weekly Prince Charles asked former prime minister Tony Blair and his government to look again at introducing a cull of badgers, saying he did not understand the “badger lobby”. In a series of...
View ArticleDisease spread could threaten Scots TB-free status, vets...
Farmers Weekly Scotland’s “official TB-free” status could be put in jeopardy if the disease continues to creep north. British Veterinary Association (BVA) president John Blackwell issued the warning at...
View ArticleThree bovine TB cases found on West Sussex farms
Farmers Weekly An investigation is under way to trace the source of three TB herd breakdowns on farms in West Sussex. Three cases of bovine TB have been confirmed by culture or post-mortem examination...
View ArticleBadger vaccine alone many not cut bovine TB, scientists...
Farmers Weekly A badger vaccination policy alone may not be enough to cut rates of bovine TB in cattle, scientists have concluded. Research at the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge showed that TB...
View ArticleFarmers fined for selling ice cream made from TB cows' milk
Farmers Weekly Dairy farmers who produced organic ice cream using milk from cows that tested positive for bovine TB have been fined. Sarah Talbot-Ponsonby and Frederica Allen admitted a string of food...
View Article'No decision' on badger cull timetable
Farmers Weekly Farm minister George Eustice says the government has yet to decide when badger culling to combat bovine tuberculosis will take place in more areas. So far, culling has been limited to...
View ArticleTB compensation payouts to farmers top £40m
Farmers Weekly Farmers in England and Wales were paid nearly £42m in compensation last year for animals slaughtered because of bovine TB. According to a report published by the Animal and Plant Health...
View ArticleFarmer who flouted TB cattle rules must pay £125,0000
Farmers Weekly A farmer has been told to pay £125,000 after committing 91 offences involving the movement of cattle on a TB-restricted farm. Abergavenny farmer Beverly Barker, of Llangattock Park Farm,...
View ArticleNFU urges Conservatives to extend badger cull
Farmers Weekly The NFU has challenged the Conservatives to take swift action to extend the badger culls to control the spread of bovine TB. Pilot culls have been running for the past couple of years in...
View ArticleBadger vaccination cost £700 a badger in Wales
Farmers Weekly Vaccinating badgers against TB in Wales cost more than £700 a badger in 2014, a new report (PDF file) has revealed. The Welsh government spent £929,540 vaccinating 1,316 badgers in the...
View ArticleVets 'disappointed' at Defra decision on badger culling
Farmers Weekly Vets have expressed disappointment at Defra’s decision to continue with a controlled shooting policy in the pilot badger culls. Last month the British Veterinary Association (BVA)...
View ArticleCaffè Nero stance on badger cull disappoints farm leaders
Farmers Weekly Farm leaders have condemned a decision by Caffè Nero to stop taking milk from suppliers in either of the two badger cull areas in Gloucestershire and Somerset. The high street coffee...
View ArticleMore heat for Caffè Nero over badger cull milk ban
Farmers Weekly Farm leader Mansel Raymond has urged the public to boycott Caffè Nero after it decided to stop taking milk produced by dairy farmers in the pilot badger cull zones. Mr Raymond branded...
View ArticleCull activists made 'serious threats' against coffee chain
Farmers Weekly Caffe Nero says anti-badger cull activists made “serious and credible” threats against its staff – leaving it no choice other than to stop buying milk from farmers in cull zones. In a...
View ArticleWelsh minister defends £700 a head TB badger jab
Farmers Weekly Wales’ deputy farm minister Rebecca Evans has defended the £700 a head cost of vaccinating badgers against bovine TB. Last month it was revealed the Welsh government spent £929,540...
View ArticleNational Trust says cost of vaccinating badgers is falling
Farmers Weekly The National Trust claims it has slashed the costs of vaccinating badgers during a four-year trial at its Killerton estate in Devon. The trust originally estimated the project would...
View ArticleCaffè Nero milk boycott encourages fear tactics – Devon...
Farmers Weekly A Devon MP has written to Caffè Nero to express his concern at its decision to stop buying milk from dairy farmers in the pilot badger cull zones, warning it will encourage more...
View ArticleMore urgency needed on badger cull rollout - NFU
Farmers Weekly The NFU has called on the government to roll out the badger cull immediately to others areas where bovine TB is rife. The government must implement its 25-year TB eradication strategy...
View ArticleFarmer guilty of flouting cattle movement rules
Farmers Weekly A Northern Irish farmer has been given a two-year conditional discharge after he broke cattle movement restrictions. James Feeney, of Nicholas Park, Greysteel, County Londonderry, was...
View ArticleTB resistance bull proofs to be launched by December
Farmers Weekly Dairy farmers will be able to select animals which are genetically resistant to TB by the end of the year, thanks to research work in Scotland. The breakthrough, which should allow...
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