The British Grassland Society's summer meeting included visits to livestock farmers in the South of England making low input grassland work for their systems

I have recently been helping to chair the British Grassland Society Summer walks across Dorset, Hampshire and Sussex. I cannot help but think that activities like this are just the tonic most farmers need

I don't quite know where to start this month; the weather, milk prices, milk contract legislation or the new Government

The aim for beef and arable farmer, Jimi Collis and his herd manager Matt House is to find the ‘business sweet spot' by balancing output and profit with increasing biodiversity

One upland farmer is growing income from lamb sales by performance recording his closed flock of Welsh Mountain ewes

Interim results from a collaborative project to analyse carbon footprint data from UK beef and sheep farms were outlined at a recent webinar organised by food processor, ABP Food Group. The wide variation within the range of figures indicated significant potential for improvement according to Prof Jude Capper, who analysed the results

There have been some recent personnel changes at the British Limousin Cattle Society, notably the chief executive and chair

The BVDFree England scheme is set to close on 31July 2024, as a result of a decision to simplify the offering of BVD eradication related schemes in England

The Argentinian beef sector has introduced a new certification system, designed to ensure the country's beef exports are deforestation free, which is aligned with upcoming EU regulations

The impact of the wet winter and spring are likely to be felt into the coming winter feeding season says Trouw Nutrition following the announcement of results from the first 500 silage samples analysed this year