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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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HMRC seeks feedback on locum employment categorisation

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 HMRC has invited feedback to its communications regarding the employment status of locum vets and vet nurses.

A letter, sent from HMRC last year, provided guidance for practices categorising the employment status of locum veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses.

It is now inviting anonymous feedback from those making employment status decisions on their communications. The survey takes 5-10 minutes to complete and closes on Friday, 6 February.

The survey can be accessed here. 

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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