Livestock

A new North Country Cheviot Sheep Society sale and the growing appreciation of the commercial qualities of the breed is fuelling a surge in its popularity in Northern Ireland. Farmers Guardian reports.

Wiltshire Horn sheep have key characteristics needed for conservation grazing as the Essex Wildlife Trust has found out.

The society, which runs the annual Great Yorkshire Show, disputed an assessment by HMRC claiming the show should have been treated as exempt as it was a fundraising event for the charity

The National Pig Association has been approached by Animal Rising with a warning they will be ‘rescuing animals from farms and abattoirs', and possibly staging on-farm protests

Finding a breed which suited their end market, as well as the farm, were key factors for Tony and Emily Bambridge when they chose Lincoln Reds when establishing a pedigree herd.

A farmer found four of his sheep decapitated on May 20

A new centre record of 8,000gns was set at Hexham’s sale of pedigree bulls for the pre-sale show champion.

Soil Association said abattoirs are an essential cornerstone of local supply chains but they are struggling due to a lack of government funding

The NSA Welsh Sheep event president, Glandon Lewis, gave a powerful speech at the official event opening where he highlighted the future challenges for the industry. 

The NSA Welsh sheep event saw the launch of a national sheep scab eradication programme.