The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will be exhibiting at the first ever BBC Countryfile Live event at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire this August.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that bluetongue (BTV-8) vaccine is now available from two pharmaceutical retailers to manage the risk of a BTV incursion.

The NOAH compendium website www.noahcompendium.co.uk has changed as it enters a new era.

A prototype crop disease warning system that can warn of disease up to four weeks before symptoms are seen – earlier than any other system currently available – has been revealed by the University of Hertfordshire’s MEMS Group. 

A TV show highlighting opportunities for lamb and beef in the Halal market is due to hit the airwaves as part of AHDB Beef & Lamb’s commitment to support the sector.

Next week the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will be trialling a confidential reporting line and email address to allow veterinary surgeons, veterinary nurses and other members of the veterinary team to discuss concerns about colleagues on a confidential basis.

The Government is being urged to protect the status of EU veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses living and working in the UK.

The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has helped secure an expanded agreement to ship a wider range of beef cuts to Hong Kong.

Post-EU referendum opportunities for meat exports have been brought into focus by the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).

The UK waste industry will be plunged into financial, policy and legal uncertainty, say trade groups in the sector, as Britain votes to leave the European Union.

The British Veterinary Association and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons seek to ‘minimise disruption’ and maintain high professional standards throughout Brexit negotiations.

President of the British Veterinary Association Sean Wensley said:

Statement from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on the outcome of the EU Referendum

When was the last time you experienced a truly dark, star-filled night sky, even in the countryside? Or saw the beauty of the Milky Way clearly?

As temperatures rise, leading veterinary organisations the British Veterinary Association (BVA), British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) and British Veterinary Zoological Society (BVZS) are warning pet owners to take special care of their rabbits this summer as they are particularly susceptible to suffering in hot weather.

Conservationist Bill Oddie tells PoliticsHome staying in the EU is essential for the environment and explains why he is sick to the back teeth of the referendum campaign.

The achievements of AHDB Beef & Lamb in generating demand for Quality Standard Mark (QSM) lamb on the Polish market have been recognised at a prestigious awards ceremony in London.

Former environment correspondent Rebecca Pow MP writes that the South West's beaches and £9.4 billion tourist economy are best protected by EU directives, with the UK working to pursue environmental objectives internationally.

Catherine (Cat) Sayer has been re-elected as Chair of NOAH (National Office of Animal Health) for 2016, following this year’s AGM in London on 25 May.

England has amongst the lowest woodland cover in Europe, says the Woodland Trust in an interview with PoliticsHome's Aden Simpson, and the Government must improve on the ‘grim’ planting rates published this week or risk deforestation.

The Woodland Trust is appalled by the continued drastic decline in new woodland planting confirmed in official figures today.

More than three quarters of consumers have been put off buying steak after a bad experience with a tough cut – with one third of those saying they waited at least a month before buying one again.

A high-profile promotional campaign highlighting the versatility of lamb kicked off this week to tie in with the start of the Euro 2016 football championships.

Former MEP, dairy farmer & EFRA Select Committee Chair Neil Parish MP is clear: farmers should not throw away the deal they get from the EU and he notes 93% of UK beef exports last year were to other EU countries.