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Everything livestock farmers need to know about the current status of bluetongue disease in the UK, how to spot signs and symptoms, and what actions they can take to prevent it

Cumbrian dairy farmer and Farmers Guardian In Your Field writer, James Robinson, provides an update on the bovine TB situation on his farm and his growing frustration at not being able to identify the root cause

Defra says changes will help in fight to combat continuing outbreak

Chair Alistair Carmichael questions preparedness in what he has described as a 'heartbreaking summer' for farmers

The Defra Secretary confirmed changes would be introduced by September 11

It follows several months of lobbying from UK farming unions and industry leaders

Wales' Chief Veterinary Officer, Richard Irvine urged all farmers to remain vigilant for not just bluetongue, but for other notifiable animal diseases

A 'substantial delivery' of Bultavo-3 vaccine has been distributed this week, but it will 'not cover all back orders', and further shipments were coming.

The move was aiming to speed up the process of providing results with ‘significant delays’ being reported with the Pirbright Institute seeing a substantial backlog

NFU representatives and farmers discuss the latest on the bluetongue crisis, emergency funding for high fallen stock numbers, and strategies to better protect farm businesses in the future.