Three New Suspected Cases in Pathos and Nicosia
CYPRUS - Three new suspected cases of foot and mouth disease have been reported at farms in Paphos and Nicosia.

The End of the Tunnel is in Sight.
UK - The next meeting of SCoFCAH, is Monday/Tuesday (3rd/4th Dec) next week, when DEFRA hope that it will be agreed that restrictions on exports to EU of products and fresh meat can be lifted so that certificates will no longer be required.

Government Leak 'Should Never Have happened`
UK - The NFU has submitted a detailed report to Dr Anderson's independent review of the Government's handling of the 2007 outbreak.

The Billion Dollar Question Awaiting in Kansas
KANSAS - As much as $945 million. That's what agricultural economists at Kansas State University say could be the impact on Kansas' economy were there a large-scale foot-and-mouth outbreak in a region thick with livestock operations.

Defra Specialists to Vote on Action Over Poor Pay?
UK - Animal health specialists at the forefront of the UK's fight against foot and mouth and avian flu are to ballot on industrial action after rejecting a pay offer that would deny any increase to the most experienced staff.

Further Relaxations Announced
UK - The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has advised that there is a further relaxation in the trade conditions for live animals to be exported to Britain. This is following the lifting of the FMD Restricted Zone on Monday, 19 November...

FMD Failings Leave Unions Speechless - Nearly
UK - Both the NFUS and NFU Cymru have reacted with incredulity that the Foot and Mouth virus was allowed to escape into the drainage system for a second time, after such crucial failings were painstakingly pin-pointed in the summer months.

Stakes Are Raised In Second Round Of FMD Leaks
PIRBRIGHT - A second bout of Foot and Mouth virus leaks has been discovered in the Pirbright research facility in southeast England. And once again the focus of concern centres around the murky waters of the drainage system.

Evidence on Foot and Mouth Hardship
WALES - Evidence of the financial hardship faced by Welsh farmers as a result of Foot and Mouth Disease will be presented by farming Union NFU Cymru to the Welsh Assembly's Finance Committee on Thursday.

Meat Export Restrictions Finally Lifted For Most of GB
UK - The lifting of meat export restrictions for most of GB, agreed a fortnight ago by Brussels vets, has now come into force. The European Commission confirmed the implementation this afternoon.

Farmers Fined Over Foot And Mouth
PEMBROKESHIRE - Two Pembrokeshire farmers who illegally moved their animals during the initial stages of the recent foot and mouth outbreak have been ordered to pay a total of £1,820.

NFU CYMRU FMD Legal Case Underway
UK - NFU Cymru’s legal case relating to the Foot and Mouth outbreak from Pirbright has today got underway with the Union’s lawyers, Thring Townsend, sending letters before action to both Merial and the Institute of Animal Health.

NFU In Foot-And-Mouth Damages Bid
UK - The National Farmers' Union has said it will launch a compensation claim over the summer's foot-and-mouth outbreak.

FMD Market Impact to Persist, says Eblex
UK - Backlogs of up to 400,000 head of lambs and 19,000 prime cattle across Great Britain - which will have grown further through October – will take the rest of 2007 and early 2008 to clear says the English Beef and Lamb Executive (Eblex).

Cyprus Employers Want Ban on Meat Exports Lifted After FMD Outbreak
CYPRUS - The Employers and Industrialists Federation, OEV, has called on the Cyprus government to take all measures to eradicate the foot and mouth disease (FMD) in order to save the farming sector as well as the related production industries, while adding...

Meat Export Ban Eased, But NFU Fury at EU Sting in the Tail
UK - Foot and mouth restrictions on meat exports are likely to be lifted across most of England and Wales next week, but the NFU has branded as perverse and unreasonable the conditions imposed by the EU, which will mean movement restrictions being tightened...

NFU Scotland Welcomes EU Exports Decision
UK - NFU Scotland has welcomed today’s (Tuesday) decision from the European Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) allowing meat exports from most of Great Britain to resume as normal and without restriction following the Foot and...

Government ‘Burying Head In Sand’ Over FMD Compensation
UK - The Government has been accused of ‘burying its head in the sand’, after it turned down a request to provide market support for farmers hit by foot-and-mouth restrictions.

Surrey FMD Restrictions Lifted
SURREY - The Surveillance Zone put in place in the Egham area around the second set of outbreaks, which occurred during September, has been removed.

National Market Analyses Highlight FMD Impact
UK - Foot and mouth restrictions in August and September resulted in significant backlogs of up to 400,000 head of lambs and 19,000 prime cattle across Great Britain. This backlog is expected to have continued to rise through October according to the...