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Joint plea to keep dogs on a lead near livestock

By • 10 Apr 2021 WALK THIS WAY: Terry and Julie Race, from Boldron, regularly exercise their dogs in the countryside, but ensure they are always on a lead when there is livestock about A JOINT campaign has been launched by the National Sheep Association (NSA) and the RSPCA to cut the number of attacks by dogs on livestock. Officials from both organisations say sheep worrying by dogs is a serious issue for sheep farmers, often resulting in injuries and death of affected sheep, with spring a peak time for incidents as fields are full of heavily pregnant ewes at risk of miscarriage and newborn lambs which can become separated from their mothers when stressed.

New English initiative gets organised against sheep scab

New Countryside Code 'falls short' on sheep worrying

Results are in for UK's biggest ever farmland bird count | Hastings and St. Leonards Observer

Sheep scab project to help hundreds of 'hotspot' farms

The cost of the Elisa test and vet visit fees will be covered by the programme. Each of the three regions will be divided into cluster areas, the number and size of which will be determined by the extent and layout of the identified hotspots. The National Sheep Association, Adas, and the Farmer Network will administer the project in the South West, Midlands and North, respectively. Flow of knowledge “We hope the knowledge transfer flows two ways,” said Moredun’s Stewart Burgess, a leading researcher on the project. “We will look to learn from farmers as well as teach them about scab, plunge dipping, biosecurity and the importance of testing. We will use this opportunity to benchmark the test on a larger scale than we did on the Isle of Mull in 2015.”

Farming News - UK's biggest ever farmland bird count shows farmers committing to conservation

UK’s biggest ever farmland bird count shows farmers committing to conservation... News 07 Apr 2021 Participation in an annual nationwide survey of farmland birds has more than doubled. Britain’s farmers and gamekeepers have shown their long-term commitment to conservation alongside productive land-use by completing this year’s GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count in record numbers. The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Dr Roger Draycott, who organised the count, said “We could not be more delighted with the response to this year’s GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count. Despite much of the country being blanketed in snow during the count (5-21 February) participation has shot up, with 2,500 counts returned, representing a

Sheep scab project to help control disease in hot spot areas

£3m aid package to counter low wool and sow prices in NI

£3m aid package to counter low wool and sow prices in NI >More in © Adobe Stock Sheep and pig producers in Northern Ireland are set to receive more than £3m later this year in compensation for poor prices related to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Agriculture minister Edwin Poots has confirmed sheep farmers who have been affected by poor wool prices following the crash in the global market will receive up to £1.27m in financial support. And pig producers are set for a £2m payout to compensate for last year’s collapse in the cull sow market. “Over the past year, I have met with representatives of the sheep and wool sectors on a regular basis to discuss the impact of the pandemic on the global wool market,” said Mr Poots.

Snow showers from Scotland to London as UK weather turns colder

Aberdeen City right now and it's starting to lie pic.twitter.com/vU8kQkBTEk— Ross Davidson (@RossDavidson16) April 4, 2021 The bitterly cold weather comes after a sunny bank holiday weekend when a high of 17.9C was recorded at Pershore, Worcestershire, on Easter Sunday. The Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said the cold weather was not particularly unusual as snow is more common at Easter than over Christmas. “But it is a big contrast to the mild weather we’ve seen over the last couple of days,” he said. “For much of the day today, most of the wintry showers or snow showers will be in the north, and then starting to extend a bit more south tonight into tomorrow. We’ve got warnings for snow and ice for Northern Ireland and Wales that come into force as we go into the evening, and further warnings for snow across Scotland tomorrow as well.”

Snow and ice warning in place across parts of mid Wales

Snow and ice are expected over parts of mid Wales overnight and into Tuesday morning, forecasters said.