Livestock

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Following a win in the cattle ring at last year's Royal Welsh Winter Fair, a Worcestershire-based young farmer has a team heading to the show once again. Ellie Layton reports.

The public has been urged to purchase a whole turkey from local farmers this Christmas on the NFU’s Buy my Turkey Day

Wales' Rural Affairs Minister said the policy of on-farm slaughter of heavily pregnant cows and heifers with TB is being considered as a ‘matter of priority' by her officials

Farmers, vets, organisations and industry professionals from across the whole sheep industry have joined forces, through Ruminant Health and Welfare (RH&W), to launch the new UK Sheep Welfare Strategy for 2023-2028

Milk production appears to have taken a hit this autumn, with cows producing about 1-3 litres a cow a day less than last year

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