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NFU has called on Defra to deliver an 'emergency support package' to help farmers hit by bluetongue, with the cost of getting rid of dead stock.

Chief reporter Rachael Brown sat down with Andy Burnham at a Cornish potato farm where he announced an emergency drought fund for farmers. He spoke about the need to prioritise food and farming for national resilience, but would not commit to any increases in Defra's budget

It follows an emergency response committee (COBR) meeting earlier this week on heat, wildfires and drought

Claims had been circulating amongst farmers that shearing could increase the sheep's physical exposure to biting midges.

Boehringer Ingelheim said they would have loved the vaccine rollout to be 'quicker', but there has been a ‘huge shift in both the disease and demand picture'

A fifth generation organic dairy farmer has been forced to sell 60 of his cows to ‘reduce forage demand'

Bultavo 3 is one of three vaccines used to treat bluetongue

Latest updates on the ongoing bluetongue situation, as well as questions around vaccine availability and testing capacity at Pirbright

Victoria Atkins said Defra needed to 'drastically improve' the speed and quantity of communication to farmers, as well as accelerating testing and vaccine availability

NSA and SVS issue guidance for farmers as we approach the time of year when breeding and store sheep sales peak