Livestock

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

After selling the dairy herd in 2009, brothers John and Keith Morrison moved into beef farming, and have established a 75-cow suckler herd to produce store cattle. Katrina Macarthur reports.

The Animal and Plant Health Agency map showing Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks in Scotland is beginning to fill up due to a number of outbreaks in the centre of the country.  

Cattle farmers are being encouraged to think differently about lungworm in 2023 and to develop strategies to prevent production losses rather than treat infections.

Calls for the Government to work more closely with the poultry sector are growing following further outbreaks of avian influenza across both England and Scotland.

There are a number of practical measures to reduce ammonia emissions. Chloe Palmer reports.

More than 25 pregnant sheep have been killed in Kent in what local officers are calling ‘the worst livestock attack’ the force has ever seen.

A group of farmers are trialing mob grazing techniques across the country with the support of Innovative Farmers. Ellie Layton spoke to one of the participants to find out more.

The anticipated joint venture between ForFarmers and Boparan could lead to farmers paying higher prices to feed their poultry, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found.