New Cross-Border Livestock Rules an 'Impossible Cost Burden' for Powys Farmers

New cross-border livestock rules an 'impossible cost burden' for Powys farmers

The new rules for blue tongue would place an “impossible cost burden” on farmers according to a Powys MP.

Senedd members brand Welsh Government’s bluetongue response as ‘chaotic’

Senedd members denounced the Welsh Government’s response to bluetongue, with limits on moving livestock, warning the approach will cause total chaos and havoc for farmers. Samuel Kurtz, who is from a farming family, expressed deep concern about the Welsh Government’s handling of the disease, saying it “falls far short of what farmers deserve”. The Conservatives’ […]

Welsh Government announces Bluetongue control measures

The Welsh Government has outlined the measures which will be in place for the active transmission period of Bluetongue. It comes in response to increased risk of Bluetongue, including temperatures that are consistent with the active transmission period. The disease is caused by infection with bluetongue virus which is mainly spread by biting midges. It […]

DAERA publishes disease control framework for Bluetongue virus

DAERA has today published its Disease Control Framework for Northern Ireland (NI) for Bluetongue virus (BTV-3).

Bluetongue virus: MPs warn border livestock restrictions will be catastrophic for English and Welsh farmers

Helen Morgan and David Chadwick - Liberal Democrat MPs for North Shropshire and for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe respectively – have joined forces to call on the UK and Welsh governments to work together to implement “consistent, common sense policies that protect the welfare of animals and the livelihood of farmers”.