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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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FIVP announces third series of Practice Matters

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 The Federation of Independent Veterinary Practices (FIVP) has announced a third season of its podcast, Practice Matters.

Hosted by Ian Wolstenholme, series three will focus on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation, including a discussion about some of the expected impacts on independent veterinary colleagues.

Episode one launches on 13th January with guests Drs David Reader and Scott Summers, who will draw on their research into the CMA investigation and provide insights into themes such as transparency, pricing and consumer trust.

Ian Wolstenholme said: "In its third series, we will try and hone in on what the changes will mean in reality for independent practices with advice and guidance on implementation and delivery, drawing on the experience of our own team and other experts in the profession. Hope you can join us soon!" 

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk