Loading ...Two cases of bluetongue have been confirmed in imported rams on two premises in Souther England, they are the first bluetongue cases in the UK this summer.
The infected rams both come from the same farm in a bluetongue restricted zone in central France and the virus was detected after routine post-movement testing by Defra on [...]
At a time when fuel prices are rocketing and consumers become more environmentally aware steps have been taken to try to introduce more biofuels into the UK transport system.
In April 2008 the government, through the Renewable Fuels Agency, introduced the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) intended to phase in increased biofuel usage in the [...]
There are few sadder sights than an overweight miserable dog designed for country sports lolling by the fire waiting for the next meal to magically appear before it.
From sheep dogs to gun dogs to hunting dogs and beyond we often see these dogs bought and kept as family pets with little more than a ten [...]
Defra have announced that a protocol on the conditions for the export of UK pig meat to China has been signed.
China did not lift their restrictions on British meat imports, following the foot and mouth crisis in UK, until early August 2008, so this protocol is an important step in our trading relationship.
It has taken [...]
Living on a Cumbrian farm I see first hand how agriculture and countryside can live side by side, complimenting each other but it takes hard work and money to keep our countryside in such good condition.
In Cumbria, a large rural area, we have miles of dry stone walling, with men still skilled in dry stone [...]