The stars of the equine world were on display at the Horse of the Year Show held at the NEC Birmingham

A round up of this week's auction mart sales including reports from Louth, Stirling, Exeter, Clitheroe and Cockermouth

Opportunities for achieving marketplace popularity can be limited for a small beef herd, but it has not stopped the McIlwaine family from achieving some notable successes to date.

Jim Bloom, who has died aged 91, spent a lifetime in the livestock, food and farming industry

Recent Government schemes, among other things, have created surging interest in multi-species leys, but there remain questions about their management and value.

The bull sales have become a leading factor in Ian and Andrew Nimmo’s livestock business, selling around 35 pedigree Limousin bulls a year through the ring

Against a backdrop of falling suckler cow numbers, Gavin Hill, senior beef specialist at SAC Consulting, discusses the outlook for the beef sector

A round up of this weeks auction mart sales including from Longtown, York, Cutcombe, Kirkby Stephen and Darlington

A new breed record of 10,000gns was set at the Farmers Guardian-supported Lonk Sheep Breeders Association show and sale at Clitheroe

Latest research into multi-species swards was under the spotlight at the 23rd European Grassland Federation symposium in Reading, organised by the British Grassland Society, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary