Managing and improving herd fertility is key for beef farmers striving for success

Routine testing of bull fertility is an essential but often overlooked aspect of suckler herd profitability

Katie Jones

Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer

22 February 2024 • 3 min read

Managing and improving herd fertility is key for beef farmers striving for success

Yet with funding available, beef specialist, Sarah Balfour, is urging beef farmers to be on the front foot this season. Suckler herd performance relies on optimal fertility and managing and improving...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

Welsh farmers protest in Rhyl as First Minister Mark Drakeford visits the town

From the editor: "A cynic might say the Prime Minister's speech and package of announcements was a last ditch attempt to woo farmers"

More on Livestock

Livestock

Why TB testing matters even when the system feels broken

Having worked as a farm vet for more than 25 years, Sarah Tomlinson, lead veterinary expert at AHDB, has seen first-hand the impact that bovine TB and the measures used to control it can have on farming businesses and the people behind them

Farmers guardian

07 October 2026 • 4 min read