Livestock Transport Legislation Grinding to a Halt
SCOTLAND, UK - Scotland’s traditional livestock production is once again under threat from impractical and costly transport legislation.

Industry Unites Against Bovine TB
UK - Eradicate bovine TB – this is the call to Government from an industry-wide stakeholder group that has joined forces and vowed to do everything in its power to stamp out the disease which is seeing upwards of 28,000 cattle a year culled.

UK Gov Down Plays Seriousness of Cattle TB
UK - The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is disappointed with the Government’s response to its report: Badgers and cattle TB: the final report of the Independent Scientific Group on cattle TB, which was published on 27 February.

Government Extends Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
UK - The regions of England that will be designated Nitrate Vulnerable Zones are to be significantly increased following the announcement of a new Nitrates Action Programme by the British government.

Attack of Ministry's TB Stance
WALES - National Farmers' Union Cymru President Dai Davies, has hit out at the environment secretary Hilary Benn's stance over control of Bovine TB in a speech on the eve of the Royal Welsh Show.

June Milk Production up 3.4 Percent
US - Released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A Show of Support for the School Milk Scheme
UK - Dairy UK today announced its full support for the widening of the School Milk Scheme to cover more dairy products and more school children.

UK Milk Prices
UK - The latest national statistics produced by Defra on UK milk prices and composition of milk were released on 10 July 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Quiet Confidence Amongst Scottish Cattle Farmers
SCOTLAND, UK - A survey of Scotland’s cattle farmers shows cautiously increasing confidence in the Scottish beef sector.

The Last Drop of Milk: UK Running Short
UK - Consumers who take milk for granted may be in for a shock over the next few years if current supply trends continue.

High Court Decision on TB Table Values
UK - NFU leaders took time out from their TB fightback campaign to welcome today's High Court judgment in the long-running TB compensation test case.

Vaccination Vital to Keep Rare Breeds Alive
UK - Keepers of rare and traditional breeds of susceptible animals in the Bluetongue Protection Zone in England and Wales were urged today to contact their vets to arrange urgent vaccination of their animals.

Secrets Locked in Old Bones
DUBLIN, UK - Scientists believe they have found a way to create a high-tech traceability system for the meat industry by analysing old cattle bones.

Pregnant Cows Importing Bluetongue
UK - Scientists are warning farmers to be extra careful when importing cattle this year, as the dangers of bluetongue threatens to reach new areas.

Bluetongue Protection Zone Keeps Expanding
UK - Defra has today announced that the Bluetongue Protection Zone will be extended again on Monday 14 July, following the delivery by Intervet of over 2 million additional doses of Bluetongue vaccine.

Bluetongue Vaccination: A Game of Russian Roulette
UK - The National Beef Association have praise livestock keepers in the current English BTV8 Protection zone for rapidly vaccinating their livestock with the BTV8 vaccine in the fight against the spread of Blue Tongue Disease and hopes this positive action...

Proud of Dairy Campaign Begins
UK - Dairy UK is to launch a new campaign that aims to make the nation ‘Proud of Dairy’.

The Challenges of Grass
UK - Challenges at grass will be the focus of a farmer meeting in Mauchline near Kilmarnock on Wednesday 16 July. The meeting is being organised by DairyCo, the new organisation which replaced the Milk Development Council.

Bovine TB: The £20 million Vaccine Project
UK - The UK government has announced that they will be making a £20 million investment in the development of a Bovine TB vaccine as the move for a badger cull is turned down.

DEFRA: 21^st Century Challenges for Food Set in the UK
UK - The Cabinet Office today publishes the results of a ten-month Strategy Unit project looking at food policy across Government – and concludes that rising demand, climate change, and trade and productivity restrictions must all be addressed.