Dairy

A new grant to help farmers in England better manage slurry is being introduced next month, the Government has confirmed.

With limited improved pasture, silage ground at the James Hutton Institute’s hill farm in Aberdeenshire has to ‘punch above its weight’, as Ewan Pate found out.

The UK beef suckler herd is set to contract by 10 per cent because of rising input costs and a lack of clarity from all Governments about future policy direction, an industry leader has warned.

With limited improved pasture, silage ground at the James Hutton Institutes hill farm in Aberdeenshire has to punch above its weight, as Ewan Pate found out.

Major buyers have announced more increases, or at least holds, in November, but it might be a different story come the New Year

Crowds gathered to watch the Holstein champion, Whinchat Stanleycup Farrah, take the coveted SuperCow championship at AgriScot, as the event made a return to the show calendar for the first time since 2019.

AHDB’s Shape the Future vote has highlighted that among the livestock sectors levy payers believe promotion and protection of reputation and marketing are the main priorities going forward.

Farming groups have expressed their anger after students at Stirling University voted to have meat and dairy banned from campus food outlets.

Suckler calf weaning weights are an important measure of any suckler herd, to understand herd performance, output and profitability.

A common but often undiscussed problem in the calving pen is swollen navels on newborn calves. Ellie Layton finds out more.