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2008 North Somerset Show
West Country Club
The 2008 West Country show season got under way at the beginning of May with the North Somerset Show. Situated just south of Bristol it is ideally situated to draw in the paying public. Livestock numbers seemed to be a little down on last year but all...

Bluetongue updates - read the latest May 9
National
Bluetongue vaccination to start BBC Berkshire - UK Bluetongue protection zones in the south will be merged and extended on Monday as vaccination starts. Vaccination is only permitted within the zones which ... See all stories on this topic ...

Aberystwyth Trials - Farmers Guardian reports
National
SUFFOLK sheep breeders from across the UK visited a West Wales coastal farm to hear the initial findings from a ram performance trial comparing New Zealand and UK genetics, writes Barry Alston. (FG May 9, 2008) Go to full story ...

New Zealand tour - in jeopardy
National
The organisers of the Suffolk Sheep tour of New Zealand, (organised in conjunction with the New Zealand Suffolk Congress) and scheduled for Autumn 2009 will soon make a decision on whether this tour will proceed. The once in a lifetime opport...

Bluetongue vaccine ready to go out to farmers
National
Bluetongue vaccine ready to go out to farmers Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom By Charles Clover, Environment Editor A million doses of bluetongue vaccine are now available for distribution to farmers in the area of England affected by ... ...

BLUETONGUE VACCINE AVAILABLE
National
The first Bluetongue vaccine was administered this week in the UK, with Society Chairman, Stephen Cobbald, being one of the first to vaccinate his flock (May 2). He said: I farm in Suffolk, so unfortunately I experienced the devastating...

Bluetongue - vaccine released
National
 Bluetongue vaccination should begin in the high risk area of England tomorrow (Thursday 1 May) after DEFRA secretary Hilary Benn approved the release of the first batch of vaccine earlier today. The first batch of 1m doses of vaccine, available o...

Second NSA Early Ram Sale Planned
National
Stackyard - Carlisle,UK A second NSA Wales and Borders Early Ram Sale is likely to be held in Worcester to ensure that producers aren’t disadvantaged if Blue Tongue restrictions ... See all stories on this topic...

Easy care traits available in Suffolks
National
One of the UK’s leading native terminal sires has major easy care traits within its genetics. Confirmation of the traits which are now key to successful modern day shepherding come from independent trials being run by the Institute of Rural Science (I...

URGENT NEMATODIRUS WARNING!!!
National
Sheep farmers must be on their guard against Nematodirus now that the weather has warmed up, warns SCOPS. Such a sudden change from cold days and frosty nights is when Nematodirus is at its most dangerous with a mass hatch of over-wintered parasites f...