Balmy temperatures and wet spells in recent weeks are set to offer the ideal conditions for blowflies to thrive, as new cases of strike are reported…
Month: May 2016
Held at the Bakewell Agricultural Centre, and hosted by the National Beef Association (NBA), Beef Expo 2016 attracted in the region of 8,000 visitors for what…
SDF has announced a 15% increase in its global sales (1,390million) for 2015 compared to 2014, against a 10% drop in sales for the total agricultural…
The main farming unions representing livestock farmers in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland have met to discuss key issues affecting the cattle and sheep…
Today’s publication of ‘Tackling Drug Resistant Infections Globally: Final Report and Recommendations’, by Lord Jim O’Neill, is a global landmark in the fight to keep antibiotics…
The global Review on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), commissioned by the UK government and chaired by Lord O’Neill, has published (19 May) its final report calling for…
As the largest processor of lamb in the UK, Dunbia has had the privilege of hosting the United States Department of Agriculture on a fact finding…
Farmer-owned Arla has taken the decision to incentivise more farmers to convert to GM-free feed. The market is increasingly willing to pay a price premium and…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Veterinary Public Health Association (VPHA) have re-iterated their call for mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses and legislation to ensure vets…
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, Japan, today announced the completion of its agreement to acquire Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc., based in Salina, Kansas. The purchase expands the long-time…