Livestock

Australian sheepmeat made up more than half of the global trade in the product in 2023, with lamb and mutton production reaching record highs

Growers who signed up for herbal leys as one of the 23 options from the 2023 Sustainable Farming Initiative programme should seek advice on the suitability of mixtures being sold as ‘SAM3 compatible

The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) have announced that the two cattle Burke Perpetual Challenge Trophies will now be presented at the Royal Three Counties Show rather than at the Royal Norfolk Show as originally planned.

New NFU dairy board chair Paul Tompkins said that if farmers knew what was influencing their milk prices, they would understand the ‘risk profile' of their milk and be able to make ‘business decisions' based on that

Prices have slipped behind 2023 levels for the first time in two years

Dan and Catherine Mercer, who run a suckler herd on the Salisbury Plains, have had great success with implementing an adaptive multi-paddock grazing system

NFU Scotland said, proposals from Scottish Government of a ban on the use of enriched cages to house laying hens for egg production would lead to retailers importing eggs from elsewhere with ‘no better or potentially worse welfare standards'

Good quality maize silage is key to the beef finishing business ran by Edward Liversidge

That was the message from new livestock board chair and Gloucestershire beef suckler farmer David Barton, who added the ‘unpredictability' of this strain of bluetongue was worrying

Deadweight beef prices began 2024 very strongly, although they have slipped over the past few weeks. However, the buoyant liveweight trade suggests that beef's bull run is not over just yet