Beef

Yew Tree Farm, the last farm within Bristol’s city boundaries, is under threat from housing developments 

Yew Tree Farm, the last farm within Bristols city boundaries, is under threat from housing developments

TAKING the supreme title in the sheep ring was a Badger Faced Texel, the champion of the any other pure continental section.

The Thainstone Spectacular returned to its usual format at Thainstone where trade peaked at 5,200.

Beef prices remain well ahead of this time last year

THE beef inter-breed championship at Garstang Show, which was judged by a panel comprising the breed judges of each section in the show and a member of the public, ended in a tie.

THE sun shone over another busy Shropshire County Show and the Limousin champion took the beef inter-breed honours. Hannah Noble reports.

A carefully considered reseeding strategy is helping to lift yields of grass on a drought-prone upland farm in Wales.

Farms are being urged not to overlook the effect of rising temperatures on livestock and to take precautionary measures against heat stress after the Met Office issued its first ever extreme heat warning.

Gaining a louder voice and better connections and making the organisation ‘fit for the future’ have been the key achievements for outgoing British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) president Isla Roebuck