Livestock

Meet two women making a success of the wool businesses

A trio of rainbow-coloured Cheviot sheep have raised £2,100 for Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity after being sold at a livestock auction in Skipton

The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland said over 65,000 lamb portions have been donated to school canteens north of the border to mark St Andrew’s Day

Avon and Somerset Police said they believe the breeds stolen were Suffolks, Border Leicesters and Cheviots

Cattle prices had fallen since hitting highs in May, but tighter supplies seem to have halted the fall

The chief executive of Organic Farmers & Growers believed organic growers could receive up to a 50 per cent increase compared to historic BPS rates

Calls for the cattle sector to adopt electric tagging has been two decades in the making in Scotland

The Heath and Hampstead society has partnered with the City of London Corporation and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust to carry out an ecological grazing trial involving a flock of five sheep

The pressure of Avian Influenza in the poultry industry has led to discussions about whether vaccination against the disease should be carried out in all flocks.

Tudor Haris has fulfilled his goal and has seen the business change and adapt over the years. Gaina Morgan looks back over his farming journey