Livestock

Future success in farming will need new people regardless of their age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, skills or the career pathway that they took

UK beef exporters have not been offered any hope for sustained access to the US market by US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack

Jonathan Benson and Nicola Marsh may have introduced glamping pods to their fell farm, but history and heritage is still at the heart of their business. Emily Ashworth visits them to find out more

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

In a bid to widen breeding options to farmers, Sainsbury's and ABP are partnering with Cogent as a service provider for its Gamechanger beef supply chain

In March 2012 I was notified that one of our cows looked like she had bovine TB in her organs after slaughter

A dairy business is showing that expansion does not always mean more cows and instead the focus is on driving forwards to get the most from the cows through breeding and the use of technology. Ellie Layton reports.

North of England Mules have long been the breed of choice for the James family who farm at Roadhead in Cumbria, but it is the next generation whose passion and dedication to the breed is driving the flock forwards

Despite moles being an issue on most farms, few farmers take mole catching matters into their own hands. Ellie Layton gets advice from an expert.

Routine testing of bull fertility is an essential but often overlooked aspect of suckler herd profitability