Bluetongue roadshows for farmers

Bluetongue roadshows are to be held in the South west this month.

	Livestock keepers urged to vaccinate against bluetongue
	Livestock keepers are being urged to order vaccine to protect their sheep and cattle against bluetongue virus (BTV8).

Defra rolls out vaccination programme

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released details of the strategy for rolling out vaccination across England.

Dairy chairman re-elected

Gwyn Jones has been re-elected as chairman of the NFU Dairy Board.

A good talker

LIZ Falkingham will be the NFU's new director of communications from June 2.

	Zones could boost shows
	ORGANISERS of South West agricultural shows have every confidence their events will go ahead this year as planned, despite worries over bluetongue disease and the severe animal restrictions now in force in many parts of the country.

NFU disappointment

The NFU has expressed deep disappointment at the Government's decision to press ahead with new statutory coastal access despite the very strong representations made by farmers and landowner during the consultation process.

Vaccine voucher scheme up and running

The £1.5million vaccine voucher research project being run by BPEX is now up and running.

	Fleece market for Cornwall
	There's a quiet revolution happening in the fleece industry - and a Cornwall-based enterprise is at the heart of it.

Bluetongue vaccine licenced

Intervet's bluetongue vaccine, Bovilis BTV8 has been granted a licence by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). The licence, which is the first for a bluetongue vaccine in the UK, sets out dose rates and treatment regimes for the product use.

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