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Goat bloat: A guide for your smallholding

10:01am Thursday 15th July 2010

Grass bloat can be a perennial problem in goats

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Fodder bank available to help farmers and smallholders through drought

7:50am Monday 12th July 2010

Farmers affected by the summer’s excessive heat are being urged to take advantage of the NFU’s fodder bank.

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Still time to book a sheep shearing course

3:40pm Sunday 11th July 2010

British sheep shearers are now among the most skilled in the world – and as the season’s sheep shearing competitions get into top gear at events across the UK, experienced shearers say the standard has never been higher.

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Tagging talks for livestock are a step forward says NFU

5:10pm Friday 9th July 2010

Farming Minister Jim Paice has called for a review of regulatory burdens affecting farm businesses – including the Electronic Identification of sheep – a move which echoes lobbying calls from the NFU. Mr Paice, attending his first Council meeting in Luxembourg earlier this week, met with John Dalli, European Commissioner for health and consumer safety, to push for a review on regulatory burdens such as those arising from EID. The Commissioner accepted an invitation from Mr Paice to visit the UK to see what is happening on the ground.

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Pigs in clover

1:50pm Friday 9th July 2010

Gwen Howell: From estate agent to pig keeper

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Wool is a "Princely" commodity

8:20am Wednesday 7th July 2010

News that HRH The Prince of Wales has officially become Patron of the Campaign for Wool has been described as ‘the best thing that has happened to the wool industry for many years’ by Ian Hartley CEO of the British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB).

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£7.5million parasitic disease research project will help Great Britain’s livestock sector

8:00am Sunday 27th June 2010

The health of Great Britain’s livestock sector will receive a big boost thanks to a grant to fund research into potential new vaccines for parasitic diseases, says the NFU.

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Gloucestershire Old Spot Pig awarded protected food name status

8:10am Wednesday 23rd June 2010

Please note that the Gloucestershire Old Spots pig breed has been awarded TSG (Traditional Speciality Guaranteed) status by the EU Commission this week. This was announced by DEFRA Secretary, Caroline Spelman, at the Three Counties Show at Malvern on Friday 18th June.

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NFU welcome reclassification for blue tongue livestock disease

8:50am Monday 14th June 2010

Farmers will get greater protection from bluetongue thanks to status change, says the NFU The decision to reclassify Great Britain’s bluetongue status as a Lower Risk Zone will help keep the country free of the disease, says the NFU.

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Warning to beef supply chain as prices fall

6:40pm Saturday 12th June 2010

The NFU is warning the beef supply chain that the falling beef price is knocking producer confidence and undermining the long term sustainability of UK beef production.

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