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Phase 3 of the field trials will take place on commercial cattle farms in areas of England and Wales, where there is a low incidence of bTB and are set to be completed in 2026/7

The NFU plea coincides with the first suspected bird flu outbreak of the season in Northern Ireland, which was recorded among a commercial flock in Co Tyrone

Íæż½ã½ã are urged to stay vigilant this lambing and calving season after cases of Schmallenberg have been identified in southern Scotland

Defra urges poultry keepers to be vigilant as it promises payout for lost birds

Cumbrian dairy farmer and FG columnist, James Robinson, provides an account of the bovine TB situation on his farm and airs his frustration at not being able to identify the root cause

Defra has also announced new housing measures in York, North Yorkshire and Shropshire

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the confirmed case of avian influenza found in a farm worker in the West Midlands, discusses the reaction from the growers and the wider farming industry to the ban on neonicotinoid Cruiser SB on sugar beet crops, and an update on the latest analysis done by AHDB, which found over 42,000 farmers in England and Scotland will be hit by the Chancellor's Inheritance Tax changes

The UK Health and Security Agency said the individual had close and prolonged contact with a large number of infected birds

Ferry operator CalMac had told farmers it would not operate bookings if there was not an 'attendant' available to administer euthanasia on journeys over three hours

The trade association said this action was ‘imperative' to protect the nation's livestock from imminent disease threats