Livestock

Livestock farmers in Wales angry after Labour member for Mid and West Wales, Joyce Watson MS said dairy farms with 'perpetual TB should find another business'

The latest research is furthering our understanding of milk composition, allowing milk replacers to be formulated to ensure even more effective calf rearing

An entry of more than 400 calves over 10 breed sections, ensured another successful Stars of the Future event in Stirling

It comes less than a year after the Chinese market reopened to Irish beef in January, following a three-year closure due to a previous BSE case

Cutting winter feed costs for their suckler cows has been made a priority by the Northumberland-based Sordy family. Wendy Short reports.

With tight margins, maximising returns is important, and for sheep producers one way of achieving this is to produce lamb which buyers will pay the most money for

Staffordshire Police said the farmer found animal blood at the scene

A 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone have been declared

It is all part of ambitious plans to double the value of British dairy exports over the next 10 years

The any other breed section at AgriScot continues to get bigger and better every year and the event is an annual highlight for the team at Kedar, who are currently prepping entries from their Dumfries-based Brown Swiss herd. Lynsey Clark paid them a visit.