Meat Export Restrictions Finally Lifted For Most of GB
UK - The lifting of meat export restrictions for most of GB, agreed a fortnight ago by Brussels vets, has now come into force. The European Commission confirmed the implementation this afternoon.

Farmers Fined Over Foot And Mouth
PEMBROKESHIRE - Two Pembrokeshire farmers who illegally moved their animals during the initial stages of the recent foot and mouth outbreak have been ordered to pay a total of £1,820.

NFU CYMRU FMD Legal Case Underway
UK - NFU Cymru’s legal case relating to the Foot and Mouth outbreak from Pirbright has today got underway with the Union’s lawyers, Thring Townsend, sending letters before action to both Merial and the...

NFU In Foot-And-Mouth Damages Bid
UK - The National Farmers' Union has said it will launch a compensation claim over the summer's foot-and-mouth outbreak.

FMD Market Impact to Persist, says Eblex
UK - Backlogs of up to 400,000 head of lambs and 19,000 prime cattle across Great Britain - which will have grown further through October – will take the rest of 2007 and early 2008 to clear says the English...

Cyprus Employers Want Ban on Meat Exports Lifted After FMD Outbreak
CYPRUS - The Employers and Industrialists Federation, OEV, has called on the Cyprus government to take all measures to eradicate the foot and mouth disease (FMD) in order to save the farming sector as...

Meat Export Ban Eased, But NFU Fury at EU Sting in the Tail
UK - Foot and mouth restrictions on meat exports are likely to be lifted across most of England and Wales next week, but the NFU has branded as perverse and unreasonable the conditions imposed by the EU,...

NFU Scotland Welcomes EU Exports Decision
UK - NFU Scotland has welcomed today’s (Tuesday) decision from the European Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) allowing meat exports from most of Great Britain to resume as normal...

Government ‘Burying Head In Sand’ Over FMD Compensation
UK - The Government has been accused of ‘burying its head in the sand’, after it turned down a request to provide market support for farmers hit by foot-and-mouth restrictions.

Surrey FMD Restrictions Lifted
SURREY - The Surveillance Zone put in place in the Egham area around the second set of outbreaks, which occurred during September, has been removed.

National Market Analyses Highlight FMD Impact
UK - Foot and mouth restrictions in August and September resulted in significant backlogs of up to 400,000 head of lambs and 19,000 prime cattle across Great Britain. This backlog is expected to have continued...

Seeda Offers £150,000 to Farmers Affected by Foot and Mouth
SE ENGLAND - The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has announced the launch of a £150,000 support package for South East farmers affected by the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (...

NFUS Spells Out Next Steps In Compensation Fight
US - Following on from the announcement this week by the Scottish Government of an emergency aid package for farmers, Scotland’s farm union has spelt out the next steps in the fight for full foot and mouth...

LFA Farmers Call For Early Payments To Alleviate FMD Hardship
WALES - Calls for early Tir Mynydd payments and an enhanced budget have been made to the Welsh Assembly Government by NFU Cymru's Less Favoured Area (LFA) Board so as to help alleviate the hardship on...

Trade Of Meat To Resume For More Of GB
UK - The European Commission has voted to ease restrictions on meat and livestock exports to Europe, three weeks after the last foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) case in Surrey.

UK Government Ducking Responsibility
UK - Scotland’s farming union has expressed its anger at the response of the UK Secretary of State Hilary Benn to the welfare and financial crisis facing Scottish farmers. Farmers have found their businesses...

Sheep foot-and-mouth tests negative
UK - A temporary control zone around land in East Sussex has been lifted after tests for foot-and-mouth disease proved negative, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said...

Foot And Mouth Tests On Sussex Farm
SURREY - Parts of Surrey were sealed off after the initial foot and mouth outbreak in August.

Industry Bodies to Hold Pig Crisis Meeting
SCOTLAND - NFU Scotland and Scottish Pig Producers are collaborating to hold a crisis meeting to outline the problems within the Scottish pig industry and to discuss how they can be addressed.

Royal Smithfield Christmas Fair Cancelled
UK - The 2007 Royal Smithfield Christmas Fair has been cancelled due to foot-and-mouth disease.

FMD restrictions lifted to start long journey to normality
UK - Thousands of farmers will soon see a significant relaxation of movement controls to help start the long journey back to normality as the livestock industry struggles to recover from the foot and mouth...

Lawyers to launch damages action within six weeks
UK - Lawyers acting on behalf of the NFU are set to launch their legal action for damages resulting from the foot-and-mouth outbreak within the next six weeks.

Scots Welcome Resumption Of Meat Exports
SCOTLAND - Some Scottish producers will breathe a weary sigh of relief as the export market for Scottish meat reopens tomorrow (Friday, October 12) following months of turmoil.

£6m Help Over FMD Vanishes
WALES - A UK government pledge to award Welsh farming £6.5m to cope with foot-and-mouth has disappeared into thin air, it was claimed last night.

CLA Asks Government To Justify Continued Use Of 20 Day Standstill Rule
UK - In response to an increase in calls from concerned Members, the CLA is asking Government to justify its continued use of the 20 day rule in low risk areas.