Livestock

Familiar names took the top honours in the cattle and pig judging at this years Royal Welsh Winter Fair, but there were first time wins in the sheep lines

Increasingly, farmers are sharing their positive results of establishing and grazing livestock on herbal leys, with many reporting increased production and reduced need for input

A husband and wife have been given suspended jail sentences after admitting to animal cruelty offences and failing to dispose of animal carcases correctly

Health Agency says it is working hard to minimise risks as virus spotted in North Yorkshire

Defra and the Animal Plant Health Agency have provided information to help spot, prevent and control bluetongue

Defra confirmed a total of five cows have been culled since November 11 after contracting bluetongue

Dyfed-Powys Police said they are investigating two incidents involving a dog attack and the theft of livestock

Dairy farmer Susie Mottershead said Joyce Watson's MS comments that dairy farmers with chronic TB should find another business was a kick in the teeth. "Never have I felt the mental health of farmers be so completely disregarded. We are that chronic bTB farm," she said

Cow-calf separation is of growing concern to the public and 2021 Nuffield scholar, Anna Bowen, undertook a study to look at the opportunities for dairy farms to transition to cow-calf contact systems

The Government's commitment to continue with the badger cull has been criticised by NFU as 'just warm words' which must be backed up in writing with a policy change