Events

A clip of Jeremy Clarkson submitting his entry for the British Farming Awards (BFAs) has caused a social media storm, with more than 650,000 people watching the two minute spoof.

The non-MV accredited sheep section took place on Tuesday when inter-breed judge, Jim Robertson, Langholm, awarded the supreme title to the Bluefaced Leicester crossing type champion.

It was a victory for team Moralee at the end of a very different first day of this year’s Royal Highland proceedings.

Through a series of live events, discussion and debate, Arable Weed Week will showcase the latest thinking and best practice on weed management in the context of the changing political and environmental agenda.

British Blonde bulls sold to a high of 12,000gns at Carlisle for Hallfield Plato, a November 2019-born son of Broccagh Kingfisher out of Hallfield Mia from P. Weightman and Sons, Peterlee. It sold to Messrs Atkinson, Ulversto

The switch from selling sheepdogs in the field at live auction to timed auctions, therefore, opening sales up to a wider audience, is thought to be a key factor in the boom in prices over the last year or so.

The British Farming Awards are back for 2021.

With Leaf’s Open Farm Sunday event set to go ahead face-to-face when lockdown eases, as well as online, Farmers Guardian caught up with one farming family gearing up to welcome members of the public again this year.

Cheshire Agricultural Society said it was looking to bring the agricultural and rural community together, while keeping apart

A grassroots evaluation on flock performance and disease alongside updates around what responsible medicine use should look like going forward were among discussions at the Sheep Health and Welfare Group (SHAWG) conference, h