Farm Gate
Farm Gate
ffinlo Costain
Reducing the threat of pest and disease migration
49 minutes Posted Mar 31, 2026 at 5:00 am.
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New pests and diseases are threatening UK livestock, crops and forests. They're coming to the UK in the wind, with birds, on people and in imported soils.

Why are these pests and diseases migrating? Can we prevent them from coming? And what do we need to do to mitigate the risks?

ffinlo Costain is joined by Catherine Harries, Senior Crop Protection Scientist at AHDB - by Kate Palmer, the Technical and Industry Support Manager at Confor - and by Yoav Alony-Gilboa, livestock vet and director of Friars Moor Livestock Health.