Livestock

After buying his own farm in 2018, young farmer Jesper Toft Bitsch has invested in a new cow accommodation and automation. Chris McCullough reports.

Producing consistently for the commercial market has long been central to the Andrew family’s mixed farming business and looks set to continue, with the next generation having recently joined the partnership.

Lake district farmer Rachel Tennant speaks about her experiences of sheep worrying in Cumbria

LINCOLN Reds led the trade at 7,000gns at the Farmers Guardian supported multi-breed pedigree sale at Melton Mowbray.

A refreshed bovine TB eradication programme, which puts ‘partnership working’ between Government, farmers and vets at the heart scheme, has been unveiled by Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths.

The Australian wool industry is currently spending $1.4 million (£761,000) on a breakthrough shearing method that utilises a system of biological defleecing.

Work to achieve net zero targets is already ongoing, say sector representatives, as a new report identifies priority areas to do so.

This year will be one to remember for the Kirton family, as they celebrate 40 years of breeding pedigree Limousin cattle. Ellie Layton visited them to find out more.

To say the UK has some of the most rigorous animal health and welfare standards in the world, our record on dog attacks on livestock is shameful.