Loading ...The Ministry of Agriculture in Holland has confirmed that three farms have bluetongue virus serotype six (BTV-6). Bluetongue type six has not previously been found in Europe.
The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture said: “The type of bluetongue detected earlier this week in eastern Netherlands appears to be type six. The voluntary vaccination campaign undertaken in the [...]
There was a great article in the Daily Mail about competitive ploughing and not only did it give me a laugh but also made me think about what it is us countryside folk do on a rare rural day off.
Not for us a duvet day in front of the tv, playing golf or washing the [...]
Having been without internet connection for over a week I am a little behind the times with world farming and wildlife news but in my desperate bid to play catch up a couple of funny stories caught my eye.
The first story had me checking the date to see if it was April 1st but it’s [...]
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 [...]
This week Ministers from 35 nations are trying to thrash out a deal to open world trading markets at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva.
Peter Mandelson, the EU Trade Commissioner for the 27 member states, has offered a 60% reduction in EU farm subsidies and tariffs.
Some Ministers from developing countries have already suggested this [...]