Livestock

Getting the transition period right can help achieve better results during lactation and improve overall cow health and productivity.

AIMS said the FSA and many of its senior management team had been ‘marking their own homework’ for way too long

An intuitive approach to sustainable energy use has seen Jonny Crickmore and his family install a unique system to harness energy for their dairy farm, raw milk, cheese and butter making diversifications. Hannah Park finds out more.

The animal rights groups call was swiftly rebuffed by the Royal Highland Show which said it displayed a ’lack of understanding’ of the sector

Police in Cheshire have released a video showing terrified sheep being chased into a stream by an out of control dog, in a bid to highlight the seriousness of sheep worrying.

Providing a more accurate detection of lung consolidation, lung scanning proves to be a positive tool in detecting and managing pneumonia in calves.

Opinions around their being too much of a heavy emphasis around calculating carbon in future farm support models were herd at the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Scotland’s Farm to Fork conference, held last week in Fife.

Aberdeen and Northern Marts hosted the Young Farmers overwintering competition held in conjunction with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) at the Thainstone Centre.  

Government inaction on sheep worrying is ‘undermining and contradicting’ its own animal health and welfare strategy and leaving farmers and their flocks powerless against dog attacks.

Funding is set be made available for small-scale producers in Scotland later this year.