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Nigel Bennet, livestock area manager, Northern Europe, Roam Technology, reflects on the growing risk to UK agriculture due to inadequate biosecurity, weak border controls and a shrinking veterinary workforce

Farmers are being warned that ‘bluetongue shows no signs of slowing down’ and are being encouraged to have proactive discussions with their vets to assess their risk from BTV-3

Abortion is one of the biggest economic and welfare issues affecting the UK sheep flock each year

Farmers have praised Kivells Agriculture for their professionalism in handling the situation

The UK could be led by Europe with vaccination having an impact on cases on the continent

Alistair Carmichael has called on the Government to increase funding to the agency to avoid further risk to UK farmers

The Restricted Zone currently in place across affected regions along the east and south coast of England will remain as a precautionary measure

2024 was a varied and challenging year for farming and no less so for Gwyn Jones, who stepped into the role of Ruminant Health and Welfare chair

More than 37,000 sheep have died from bluetongue in Portugal

UFU president William Irvine said the union is 'appalled' by the actions of some within the farming community