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February 2012 - Posts

• Legal challenge

  Farmers Guardian today report a legal challenge by the Badger Trust, against Defra's proposals for a farmer DIY badger cull. According to the report, the Trust will ask the court to overturn Defra’s decision on the basis of the following three points... Posted Feb 27 2012, 11:50 AM by Bovine TB Select Tags... SaveCancel [Edit Tags]

• His master's voice

  At the NFU conference this week, Defra minister, Jim Paice slammed another couple of nails into our cattle's hooves - courtesy of his puppet-masters in the European Union. Both Farmers Guardian and Farmers Weekly report that farmers with overdue tests... Posted Feb 23 2012, 12:59 PM by Bovine TB [Edit Tags]

• That EU elephant again

  Slowly but surely the UK system of TB testing and cattle controls (if not wildlife control) is coming from that elephant in the room - the EU. We reported a year ago how many herds would need two tests before herd movement restrictions could be lifted... Posted Feb 12 2012, 11:08 AM by Bovine TB [Edit Tags]

• EU clamp down

  Following an audit last autumn our lords and masters in the European Union are less than happy with AHVLA's licensing of cattle movements onto restricted farms. This is the news release which announced the changes. Following a recent audit by the... Posted Feb 10 2012, 12:23 PM by Bovine TB [Edit Tags]

• SAM chaos - it " should never have happened"

  Speaking in oral evidence to the EFRA committee on 1st February, SAM, Defra's new, all singing but not dancing, computer system gets a mention in the last few minutes of the video. More of that session in a separate posting. But to save you ploughing... Posted Feb 08 2012, 09:56 AM by Bovine TB [Edit Tags]

• Crisis? Wot crisis?

  Last week, all livestock keepers in SW England received a letter, explaining new changes and "why they are necessary". Now 'change' - if not undertaken for the sake of it - usually implies improvement, but with Government in general... Posted Feb 03 2012, 01:27 AM by Bovine TB [Edit Tags]