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Prime Minister announces £7 billion food growth plan
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By summer 2016, farmers will only have to deal with one Single Farm Inspection Taskforce.
20,000 fewer farm inspections

David Cameron has announced a series of proposals to 'cut red tape' for British farmers, including 20,000 fewer farm inspections and a new single Farm Inspection Taskforce.

The Prime Minister introduced his plans to boost productivity and grow food and farming during a visit to the Royal Welsh Show in Powys.

Under existing inspection regimes, seven regulators carry out over 125,000 farm inspections every year to England's 250,000 farms. The government say that streamlining the process and making better use of the technology and data, will radically reduce the number of inspections.

By summer 2016, farmers will only have to deal with one Single Farm Inspection Taskforce, which will combine farm visits with mandatory checks. The Task Force will use the latest technology to streamline the approach to inspections - for example, using satellite data to analyse different crop types in fields.

It is hoped that the changes will create over £7 billion worth of new opportunities to grow food and drink exports from the whole of the UK, to countries outside of the EU. This would create more rural jobs, bringing greater investment to local communities and grow Britain's economy.

In a statement David Cameron said:  "I am very pleased to be at the Royal Welsh Show today to see the best in livestock, food and drink Wales has to offer.

"Farming and food production are a fundamental part of our rural economy. As a one nation government, we will keep on backing British farmers to grow and sell more home-grown food by liberating them from red tape and opening up new multi-million pound export markets.

"I hope that the Welsh government also looks to do more to simplify inspections to benefit the industry and rural communities."

Other proposals announced by the Prime Minister include increasing Protected Food Names - such as Carmarthen Ham and Welsh Laverbread - and the creation of a new UK-wide Food Innovation Network. 

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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RCVS pays tribute to well-loved equine vet

The RCVS and the Riding Establishments Subcommittee has paid tribute to well-loved veterinary surgeon and riding establishment inspector, Rebecca Hamilton-Fletcher MRCVS.

Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."