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Arable Farmer Focus: Bill Davey spends some rare time out of the office on a tractor ploughing
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:00:00 GMT
An unseasonal spell of settled weather has opened a window of opportunity to push on with some land work. Spring barley and wheat are going into good seed-beds, following lily bulbs and green feed crops.
 
 
Livestock Farmer Focus: Tom Rawson's forage stocks are yielding well
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT
I was recently asked at the Yorkshire Show to talk on BBC Breakfast about attracting young people into dairy farming.
 
 
Livestock Farmer Focus: Andrew Freemantle is impressed by on-farm viewing galleries
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT
After trading at the Royal Cornwall Show, things calmed down somewhat and the family and I had a week's holiday in The Netherlands
 
 

DEFRA - Animal Health

News release - Animal Health Invites Bids For South West TB ‘Transport And Disposal’ Contracts
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:02:00
Businesses are being invited to tender for new government contracts for the collection, slaughter, salvage and disposal of cattle infected by bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in the South West of England.
 
 
Animal Health’s Annual Report and Accounts 2009-10 published
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:00:00
Animal Health’s Annual Report and Accounts for financial year 2009-10 has today been laid in the House of Commons library.
 
 
Wales TB Order 2010
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:30:00
The Tuberculosis (Wales) Order 2010 was laid before the National Assembly for Wales on 4 May 2010 and came into force on 25 May 2010.