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Wales' Chief Veterinary Officer, Richard Irvine urged all farmers to remain vigilant for not just bluetongue, but for other notifiable animal diseases

The widely held view that the pig is a great recycler and can be fed kitchen waste still exists and poses huge risks

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

New data shows a growing number of vehicles fail to comply despite being flagged by port systems

UK Chief Vet says farmers must be extra vigilant as warnings stepped up at tourist points

Defra said a foot-and-mouth outbreak in the UK, like the one farmers experienced in 2001, could result in the culling of large numbers of the country's livestock and cost the UK economy billions of pounds

Pig farmer and chair of National Pig Association said criminal gangs bringing over illegal meal must be 'penalised', adding 'they see us as a very lucrative market right now'

The Government has imposed livestock bans on Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and now Austria

On today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown gives the latest on the first case of avian flu found in a single sheep in Yorkshire, the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Slovakia – where the disease has been found on three separate farms, and the Tenant Farmers Association's call on Defra to allow 'in-flight' SFI applications to be processed

Alistair Carmichael asked for clarification when IPAFFS , Defra's IT system import of products, animals, food and feed system was successfully updated and operating as intended to reflect the policy change made on January 10 in response to the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak