The NFU, alongside the former Defra Minister from the last FMD outbreak, Lord Rooker, is calling for a cross-government biosecurity plan and sufficient investment to counter the biosecurity risks the ...

What you need to know about NVZ designations if you receive a letter Defra. Farmers who find themselves in an NVZ (nitrate ...

The first batch of notification letters were sent out by Defra to farmers and growers in the Humber, Northumbria and Solway Tweed districts on Friday 28 March. If you receive one of these letters, the ...

Hourly rates for official vets and meat hygiene inspectors visiting meat premises are set to increase for the 2025/26 financial year.

Foot and mouth disease is a notifiable animal disease. Find everything you need to know about cases of foot and mouth in ...

The NFU is the biggest farming organisation in the UK. We have a high profile nationally, both in the media and in Westminster, as well as a well‑established network supporting and working with our ...

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NFU Potato Policy Group chair and Horticulture & Potatoes Board vice chair Tim Rooke explains why the Land Use Framework is ...

NFU Sugar is the single entity that represents all sugar beet growers in the UK and negotiates on their collective behalf with the single processor (British Sugar Plc). The NFU performs a crucial role ...

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