Reducing reliance on imported soya and making better use of UK-grown pulses came under the spotlight at the From Soya to Sustainability 2026 conference in Peterborough

A move to regenerative farming has been helped by adding livestock breeds, changing systems and making use of technology on a Shropshire farm

JOHN Elliot, who runs the Rawburn pedigree Aberdeen-Angus herd, along with his family, in the Scottish Borders, explained how the main aim of their business was to breed fuel-efficient profitable cattle

NMR has introduced a genomic testing service for cross-bred herds as part of its GeneEze service

Scott Donaldson, group director of H&H based in Carlisle, raised the question of who benefits from the data collected in the performance recording and pedigree information of cattle

Speakers at this year's British Cattle Breeders Club conference in Telford used the theme 'joining the dots' to bring highlight the importance of bringing together people, research and technology

The first Scrapie genotyping service providing UK sheep breeders with eight additional markers for commercial traits, together with the ability to verify parentage and pedigree

Farmers Guardian livestock and features editor highlights some of the challenges facing agricultural shows

Leading the trade at 17,000gns at the British Blue Cattle Society sale at Carlisle was first prize winner, Pendle Umpire from A.M. and E. Hartley, Nelson

A traditional family unit near Hull operates a wide range of enterprises supporting two generations