Livestock

Farmers looking to invest in renewable energy to save themselves from high energy prices are left increasingly frustrated by poor grid connections.

The annual Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset May Fair attracted a big crowd to Exeter market.

THE sale of pedigree Limousin bulls at Carlisle topped at 52,000gns with an average of 9,178 and a 71 per cent clearance rate.

Boosting meats credentials among consumers in a highly competitive marketplace was a hot topic at the Association of Independent Meat Wholesalers (AIMS) annual conference, held in Londons Butchers Hall.

Two South West farmers have been banned from owning animals after Government inspectors launched investigations into serious neglect.

A man has been charged after 93 pregnant sheep were chased by a dog near Auchterarder in Perthshire.

The early weeks of life are the most important for lamb growth rates where feed conversion rate is at its highest.

Farmers need to plan their cattle buying policy carefully to help keep Scotland free of bovine TB, with an increasing demand from farmers in England for Scottish breeding stock.

A scheme to improve traceability of wild venison, increase buyer confidence and support woodland management is to be launched in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Farmland, livestock and the people that manage these environments must be protected, not threatened. That is the message from the National Sheep Association (NSA) after further debates last week whether to bring back lynx.