Great Britain will officially become Bluetongue-free next month. We've welcomed the news, although we will continue to push for the right to carry on vaccinating. read more..
Now is an ideal time to vaccinate against bluetongue. read more..
The recent move to a BTV8 Lower Risk Zone was a welcome one. We’re asking members to help Defra meet the testing requirements that are part of the deal. read more..
The JAB group launches its 2010 campaign to keep bluetongue out of the country. read more..
Defra and the devolved administrations have approved a further Bluetongue surveillance exercise this winter. read more..
The NFU has urged all livestock farmers to help reduce the possibility of bluetongue circulating in the UK by seriously considering if it's worth importing livestock from parts of the European Community where the virus is known to be active. read more..
The cross-industry Bluetongue Core Group, of which the NFU is a member, has issued an update on its work with Defra to keep UK livestock free of the disease. read more..
The cross-industry JAB group has warned that the threat of bluetongue will increase on a daily basis as the country approaches high summer and midge activity peaks. read more..
"We've seen what the weather's like - so let's get on with it" - that was the timely reminder from NFU board chairman Alistair Mackintosh yesterday. read more..
With midges already active, the Met Office predicting a warmer summer than last year, and the situation on the Continent remaining uncertain, conditions for the spread of bluetongue may be ideal. read more..
THE COMING months are "odds on for a barbecue summer", according to the Met Office's long-range forecast issued at the end of April. read more..
Defra has produced a short video clip featuring Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Alick Simmons and sheep farmer Rob Law (an NFU member) talking about the costs and impacts of Bluetongue and the benefits of vaccinating. read more..
With weather forecasters predicting a hot summer, livestock producers are being urged to vaccinate against the threat of bluetongue. read more..
Defra has today announced that its remaining Bluetongue vaccine stocks will be discounted by 50%. read more..
This map gives the latest update on the BTv situation across Europe read more..
Bluetongue on a scale as seen in Belgium could cost the average British livestock farm over £7,500. read more..
Bluetongue fact sheet, showing when to vaccinate which animals this spring read more..
Read the key questions on bluetongue this year. read more..