How lambs are managed in the first few hours of life and through to weaning is key to long term health and performance

Undervaluing the importance of navel health at lambing time can provide repercussions in the thrift and development in young lambs. Ellie Layton looks at why it is paramount.

Now is a good time to be assessing leys, but any improvements should be considered within the wider context of the farm

Striving to continue to add value to their mixed livestock enterprise, Cumbrian farmers Will and Gillian Sedgley value the Beltex for prime lamb production

A switch to regen has improved profitability at Tregooden Farm for Malcolm and Catherine Barrett

Sheep shearer and award-winning farmer Matt Smith is in New Zealand for the 20th Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, which will take place in Masterton, New Zealand, from March 4-7 at the War Memorial Stadium. The event brings together top shearers and wool handlers from 28 countries and features machine shearing, blade shearing and wool handling.

After the lack of forage in many areas in 2025 due to the drought, this season could see increased interest in growing fodder beet on livestock farms

The pedigree bull sale at the Royal Northern Spring Show at Thainstone peaked at 13,000gns for the champion Simmental

Borderway UK Dairy Expo 2026 will feature a new headline award, elite cattle from the UK’s leading herds, an international panel of judges and a major trade exhibition

Maize silage is a critical part of the beef ration at Shoby Priory Agriculture in Leicestershire, where close to 1,000 cattle are finished annually