Livestock

Metabolic disease can result in a wide spectrum of issues from suboptimal production to clinical disease at varying incidences. Farmers Guardian reports

A recent survey conducted as part of a combined ABP and Asda initiative, highlights the beneficial work that British farmers are accomplishing to boost farmland biodiversity

Bale grazing is a growing trend, allowing livestock producers to cut winter housing costs by outwintering stock in a way that is kind to the land

As part of a programme being funded by ABP, 350 livestock farmers are working together to make their businesses more carbon efficient. Farmers Guardian reports

Quality Meat Scotland said prime cattle prices began 2024 around 45 per cent higher than they started 2020

Producing the carcase specification their regular customers want, is key to a Lancashire beef finishing enterprise which has evolved over decades. Howard Walsh visited the Wilcock family

NFU deputy president, Tom Bradshaw said the industry was ‘seeing austerity in action', adding APHA were doing everything it could within its budget, but Government must give them better resources

Despite the ongoing reduction of the national suckler herd, there is optimism within the industry that trade will be strong at Stirling bull sales next month. Angela Calvert reports

Dairy farmers are being advised to vaccinate youngstock and naïve cattle against lungworm (husk) ahead of the 2024 grazing season after a significant rise in cases in recent years

Limousins have been the breed of choice for the Fieldson family who farm at Corringham in Lincolnshire for more than 30 years