Livestock

The national show and sale of pedigree Suffolks at Shrewsbury topped at 23,000gns for a Forkins McCoy sired ram lamb from Arnold Oare’s Flintshire based Groes flock.

There were signs of demand dropping for lamb, beef and pork as consumers opt for cheaper alternatives. By Jac Williams

It was the South Country Cheviot champion from David Douglas and family’s Catslackburn flock, Yarrow, which took the supreme sheep championship at Border Union Show, Kelso, as the event returned to the calendar for the first

With Italian farmers looking to utilise biogas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on farm, Strutt and Parker’s Oliver Harwood takes a look at what the UK can learn from Italy.

A 90 per cent rate calved within six weeks is currently being achieved by a Leicestershire-based farming couple who started out as new entrants in the late 1990s. Wendy Short reports.

The British Grassland Society’s annual summer meeting took place in Northern Ireland recently, with delegates visiting farms and research facilities. Richard Halleron reports.

Mixed swards can play a crucial role in helping livestock farmers counter the effects of drier, warmer summers and can help reduce the volume of inputs, but they also require careful management. Jonathan Wheeler reports.

Strategic use of anticoccidial treatments

Selling sheep meat ’with a story’ could be crucial to tapping into the US market.