But Peter Brewer, group secretary of Peterborough NFU, has criticised the measure as false economy.
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The NFU has set up a new dedicated helpline to answer queries on foot-and-mouth: 08000 646363.
The NFU is currently negotiating with the government about compensation for farmers who have been affected by the cold.
"Exporting animals is a legal trade, " Peter Garbutt, the NFU's chief livestock adviser, said.
Thousands of sheep and new-born lambs have died in the recent cold spell, according to the National Farmers' Union (NFU).
Ian Johnson, of the National Farmers Union (NFU), said more needed to be done to tackle the situation.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) says badgers should be culled, blaming them for the spread of Bovine TB.
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The rural economy was hardest hit by the poor weather, explained National Farmers Union (NFU) president Peter Kendall.
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The National Farmers' Union (NFU) in the South West said work was already under way to tackle the issue.
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The Westminster and Cardiff governments and the NFU argue that culling can markedly reduce bovine TB incidence in cattle.
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Other NFU concerns include TB in cattle and red tape over sheep tagging.
But the National Farmers Union (NFU) says farmers remain committed to the measures.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) said farmers had been "overwhelmed by his generosity".
Anthony Gibson of the National Farmers Union (NFU) told BBC News 24 something went "badly wrong" on Waugh's farm.
"There is no need for this, " John Mercer from the NFU told me.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) said severe weather over the past year had "knocked the stuffing out of the industry".
The NFU says ministers should help deliver EU subsidies earlier than usual - a call being backed by the Tories.
Farming unions the FUW and NFU Cymru, Careers Wales, the Unite union, Wales TUC and Coleg Menai also took part.
The NFU also suggests agricultural labour can be made more attractive for British workers by combining picking with vocational qualifications.
But now, after just over two years of working together, the NFU and FFA have decided to go their separate ways.
Speaking at the Royal Welsh, NFU Cymru president Ed Bailey said he was working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Mr Gardner says many members across the UK have expressed gratitude for the help and advice the NFU has given them.
For now, says the NFU, traditional, small-scale farming still works in rainy, western areas of the country where the climate suits it.
However, NFU Cymru president Dai Davies welcomed the decision, saying there must be "consistency and a uniform approach to upholding the law".
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The NFU is as establishment as you can get, while FFA has embraced a very French approach to direct action and disruption.
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) said it reluctantly accepted the pre-emptive cull but others are warning of direct action against the measure.
Meanwhile, a poll for the NFU suggested that more than three-quarters of people wanted supermarkets to stock more food from British farms.
"We simply can't go on while TB increases its vice-like grip on family farms" argues the president of the NFU Peter Kendall.
The NFU Wales said that the role was essential given that farmers, "who are in a weak position, are taken advantage of".
The cold weather "couldn't have come at a worse time" because it coincided with the height of the lambing season, said NFU spokesman Mike Thomas.
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