Livestock

One of the biggest challenges for a dairy sheep farming newcomer is securing a consistent outlet for their milk. Ellie Layton looks into how a Warwickshire couple have succeeded.

A young farmer has focused on a preventative and proactive health management path to enhance the flock’s future. Ellie Layton finds out more.

While Europe continues to import the lion’s share of UK sheep meat, global export markets are growing with AHDB identifying the US as a priority market for 2023.

A focus on ewe nutrition during the last six to eight weeks of pregnancy can help produce healthy lambs and maintain ewe health, says Bryn Hughes, of Wynnstay

Advice on how to prevent naval ill pre- and post-calving was offered by vet Ben Strugnell in a recent AHDB webinar.

British Wool is offering young farmers an opportunity to attend a beginner shearing course, enabling YFC members to work towards a Blue Seal award.  

Increasing the amount of meat substitutes eaten in processed products is likely to have ‘perverse’ environmental consequences, according to a top professor.

AT the Farmers Guardian supported show and sale of Welsh Black cattle at Dolgellau the top price was 10,000gns.

Like many young farmers, Sean Cursiter is determined to forge his own path in the family farming business.

Liberal Democrat MP Helen Morgan has accused a Government minister of ‘insulting’ British farmers, after he championed the benefits of buying New Zealand lamb.