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The NFU has challenged a Defra decision to prevent farmers setting up or adding new land to Sole Occupancy Authorities (SOAs) from the start of July. read more..
The NFU will cover the additional costs for cage-trapping badgers in the TB eradiation policy pilot areas if an independent panel concludes that work carried out using controlled shooting is not safe, effective or humane. read more..
Experts from Defra, the NFU and the veterinary profession have reinforced the deeply sensitive issues surrounding the trial cull of badgers. read more..
AHVLA criticised for leaving farmers in the dark over new TB stocking rules. read more..
The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency has confirmed it has changed the policy that allows for farms that have their Officially Tuberculosis Free status withdrawn (OTFW) to restock their herds. Read an NFU briefing here. read more..
The Badger Trust has written to Defra to contest the pilot badger cull. read more..
NFU President Peter Kendall has said today’s decision from Defra to commit to two pilot areas for badger controls as part of its plan to tackle bovine TB is the right way forward. read more..
The NFU and the Badger Trust have agreed to work together on an
initial project to vaccinate badgers for bovine tuberculosis on two
farms owned by NFU members. read more..
Defra has revealed new statistics showing a provisional 5.3% increase in the number of new TB incidents for January to July 2011, compared with the same period in 2010. read more..
Defra has released new statistics showing a 3.8% increase in the number of new TB incidents for January to June 2011. read more..
We continue to lobby towards an effective and deliverable badger control policy. Members can read our consultation response here. read more..
Defra chief vet, Nigel Gibbens, will answer questions about TB control measures posed by users of the 38 Degrees website. read more..
Natural England radio interview on badger control policy was 'unacceptable', says NFU President. read more..
Farmers can find out how to reduce the risk of their cattle contracting TB from wildlife through a new series of online videos, which have been released today. read more..
Explanation of the questions asked and the results gathered. read more..
Website launched to accompany public campaign against cull. read more..
Online campaign group 38 Degrees has today launched a petition on its website against a cull of badgers as part of measures to control bTB. read more..
Defra figures on cattle tests and infection, the finances and badgers in Britain. read more..
Welsh President speaks out over deep frustration with Assembly. read more..
NFU President Peter Kendall has expressed relief on behalf of the farming industry following today’s bovine TB announcement by Defra Secretary of State Caroline Spelman. read more..
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