Livestock

Being much more specific about recording lamb losses at one of Scotland's Monitor Farms has prompted an innovative new lambing health project

APHA confirmed over 50 cases have been identified on 27 farms in Kent and Norfolk have identified cases of the virus since November 2023

In most cases worming ewes at lambing time is for the benefit of the lambs later in the year

Business and social value of marts highlighted at launch of LAA's new data platform

Making the most of opportunities and being open to change has allowed the Wilson family to expand and develop their farming enterprise

The Department for Agriculture, environment and rural affairs have issued a proposal to reduce the compensation rate for cattle removed under the bovine Tuberculosis programme

Professor Julia Aglionby said pitching farming for food as the destroyer of nature was 'disingenuous, lazy and damaging'

Ensuring ewes are getting their nutritional requirements during mid and late pregnancy is essential for them to produce good quality colostrum and healthy lambs

A switch to cattle outwintering using deferred hill grazing has paved the way for herd expansion on the Black family's upland beef and sheep unit south-west of Edinburgh

Farmers and vets are seeing high levels of Schmallenberg in early lambing flocks particularly in the south and west