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Farming Today: Suspension of dairy drug, Young farmers, Selling Pembrokeshire milk to China

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25/07/2016

Suspension of dairy drug, Young farmers, Selling Pembrokeshire milk to China

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Suspension of dairy drug, Young farmers, Selling Pembrokeshire milk to China

A new drug for dairy cattle is suspended after cows die in Denmark.

Why a new drug for dairy cattle has been taken off the shelves after cows die in Denmark. Sybil Ruscoe hears why Velactis, manufactured by Ceva, has been suspended across the EU.

A new drug for dairy cattle has been taken off the shelves after cows die in Denmark. Sybil Ruscoe hears why Velactis, manufactured by Ceva, has been suspended across the EU. Giles Davis, Head of Legislation at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate explains how new drugs are trialled and monitored. 

Also young farmers - government figures show that a third of the UK's farming business owners are over the age of 65 and only 3 per cent are under 35 - and that those numbers haven't changed for a decade. Sam Dilcok the national YFC spokesman on rural issues, tells Sybil what the organisation does for young farmers today. 

And the company that's selling Pembrokeshire milk to China. 

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