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Lancashire Constabulary has confirmed three arrests have been made following a bridge collapse on a farm that killed one person and hospitalised two others.

Lancashire Police were called to the scene following reports of a serious accident on Tuesday (18th January).

The National Pig Association has welcomed an announcement from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate but stressed that the industry must continue preparations for a future without zinc oxide products.

The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has welcomed the retailer’s decision to tackle food waste by swapping use-by dates for best before on the majority of its own-brand milk.

Routine testing revealed very rare case of transmission to a human after close contact with infected birds.

The UK is facing its most significant avian influenza risk to date.

UK farming organisations have hit out at the deal, claiming there is “extremely little” to benefit British farmers.

The National Pig Association is calling for everyone in the supply chain to take responsibility.

As the world battles the new Omicron variant, Agritechnica organisers have announced that the world-leading machinery exhibition will now not take place until 2023.

A coalition of leading food and farming businesses is warning that the UK faces a deepening food supply chain crisis unless the government takes urgent and meaningful action to fix the structural issues facing the industry.

Defra has confirmed more cases of highly pathogenic H5N1 in Lincolnshire and South Derbyshire, as well as new outbreaks elsewhere in the UK.

Over £6,000 has been raised for Staffordshire Young Farmers Clubs and Midlands Air Ambulance.