Livestock

An ambition to reduce purchased feed costs and cut soya out of diets has led one Pembrokeshire dairy farm to a novel intercropping trial.

In the second of a series looking at how English farmers are coping with the phase out of the Basic Payment Scheme, Emma Penny talks to Cumbrian beef producers David and Maggie Kelly.

The Government has set out a raft of legally binding targets, including a 40 per cent reduction in on-farm nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants and a 16.5 per cent increase in woodland cover, to help boost the natural environment.

Pork and gammon could be the winner from switches away from traditional turkey while those looking for showstoppers may look to beef and lamb joints

Family is at the heart of the dairy farming business Simon and Sarah Leverett established 18 months ago on one council farm in West Wales. Gaina Morgan reports.

The Ards herd of Holsteins was a finalist in this year’s Holstein UK National Premier Herd competition. Richard Halleron visits the farm to find out more.

In the third of our series looking at how English farmers across all sectors are coping with the phasing out of the Basic Payment Scheme, Abi Kay talks to sheep farmer Jonathan Murray about what he is doing to mitigate the loss.

This year has flown by and I’m sure the older you get the quicker the months pass.

Future farm support should not be tied too specifically to results and targets but reward on knowledge exchange when it comes to tackling animal health issues, says disease research centre Moredun.

The NFU is backing a group of poultry farmers who are taking their fight for avian influenza (AI) compensation to court.