As H5N8 bird flu continues to be found in wild birds and some kept flocks in the UK, government has joined with leading countryside organisations including the CLA to issue the following important information on avian flu to all involved with gamebirds.
Avian flu of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed in turkeys at a farm near Louth in Lincolnshire today (16 December).
The Chief Veterinary Officer has declared a prevention zone to help protect poultry from a strain of avian flu in Europe.
MPs held a short debate in Westminster Hall on seasonal agricultural workers and the seasonal agricultural workers scheme, and this briefing sets out the CLA’s views to MPs on why a news seasonal scheme is needed, what such a scheme is and why rural businesses other than farming would also benefit from seasonal workers schemes.
MPs held a short debate in Westminster Hall on seasonal agricultural workers and the seasonal agricultural workers scheme, and this briefing sets out the CLA’s views to MPs on why a news seasonal scheme is needed, what such a scheme is and why rural businesses other than farming would also benefit from seasonal workers schemes.
Nus Ghani MP (Wealden) held a debate in Westminster Hall on tenant farming and in her view the need for longer agricultural tenancies. In advance of the debate the CLA sent her and other MPs a briefing to highlight the negative impact a minimum 10 year agricultural tenancy would have on the rural economy.
Nus Ghani MP (Wealden) held a debate in Westminster Hall on tenant farming and in her view the need for longer agricultural tenancies. In advance of the debate the CLA sent her and other MPs a briefing to highlight the negative impact a minimum 10 year agricultural tenancy would have on the rural economy.
Nus Ghani MP (Wealden) held a debate in Westminster Hall on tenant farming and in her view the need for longer agricultural tenancies. In advance of the debate the CLA sent her and other MPs a briefing to highlight the negative impact a minimum 10 year agricultural tenancy would have on the rural economy.
In 2015 the Environmental Audit Committee commissioned an inquiry onto soil health. The CLA provided written evidence which reiterated the importance of soil as a resource and set out the challenges for effective measurement and monitoring of changes in soil quantity.
Defra have asked for views about the way the government will test, compensate and control information on non-bovine farmed animals. It is important to calculate the risk that non-bovines poses to cattle and how improvements can be made to make sure non-bovine TB disease control is supported by the government's 25 years policy to tackle and eradicate TB. Veterinarian evidence and scientific information is provided to show how non-bovine farmed animals contract and spread TB and what else the government should do to assess the risk and test accordingly.
