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E-petition calls for minimum milk price
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Milk prices have fallen rapidly over the past six months.

Dairy farmers 'in crisis' due to toppling prices

A government e-petition calling for a minimum milk price for farmers has so far received more the 26,000 signatures.

More than 60 dairy farmers left the business in December alone as a result of crippling cuts to milk prices.

A global oversupply of product combined with reduced demand has led retailers to drop their prices to farmers dramatically over the past six months.

Campaigners are petitioning the government to set a minimum milk price for farmers to help protect individual businesses and the future of the industry as a whole.

Similarly, MPs this week urged the government to offer greater protection to the UK's dairy farmers, following a report on dairy prices.

View the e-petition here: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/73628

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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.