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SCOPS hatching forecast now live for 2026 lambing season
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (434+ words) The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group has announced that its updated Nematodirus Hatching Forecast for the 2026 season is now live, providing sheep producers with a key early-warning tool as spring lambing gathers pace. Available free of charge…...
US pressures UK to accept chlorinated chicken imports
2+ mon, 7+ hour ago (495+ words) Britain is under fresh pressure from the White House to open its supermarkets to American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat, as Donald Trump seeks to extract trade concessions in return for reviving a stalled US-UK technology agreement. The dispute was…...
Avian influenza confirmed near Banff as controls enforced
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (227+ words) A new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed near Banff, Aberdeenshire. This follows a previous outbreak in January 2025, when HPAI was first detected at a poultry farm near Kirriemuir in Angus. Authorities are urging landowners and…...
Bird flu returns weeks after housing order lifted in West Yorkshire
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (287+ words) Bird flu has been confirmed on a small commercial poultry unit in West Yorkshire, only weeks after the government lifted the mandatory housing order. Defra confirmed that a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was detected in poultry near…...
Legal action launched against poultry farm expansion
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (318+ words) A legal challenge has been launched against the proposed expansion of a poultry farm. Campaigners are taking Shropshire Council to the High Court to stop the construction of a 230,000-bird facility near Shrewsbury. This facility is part of what campaigners…...
Bird flu prevention measures extended to County Durham after two more cases
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (343+ words) Mandatory housing measures for kept birds are being extended to County Durham, Tyneside, Northumberland and Cumbria after an increase in bird flu cases " including two more near Stanhope. Defra announced at the weekend that as of midnight on Sunday, enhanced…...
Is this lamb ready for takeoff? Meet the sky-high Beltex from Twynholm
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (55+ words) Check out the hilarious photo of a lively Beltex lamb from Twynholm. This February-born lamb is soaring to new heights! Funny Beltex lamb takes flight in Twynholm, Dumfries This February-born lamb was full of beans when the picture was taken....