Livestock

Food security must become a key focus of future agricultural policy as new statistics revealed the huge uncertainty farmers were feeling due to rocketing input prices.

Advance Basic Payment Scheme payments are being issued to farmers, with the large majority expected to receive them by the end of July, the Rural Payments Agency has announced.

Barbecues during the heatwave were expected to have given a boost to burger and sausage sales

A Suffolk yearling ewe from Dafydd Jones, Ceredigion was awarded the overall inter-breed title after winning the native and lowland championship.

The Government’s UK-wide consultation of the pig supply chain must lead to action that protects and benefits primary producers, National Pig Association chief executive Dr Zoe Davies has said. By Hannah Binns and Ewan Pate.

As cooler temperatures arrived at the showground in Llanelwedd on day three, judge Andrew Cope, of the Huddlesford herd, Staffordshire, tapped out the Holstein champion, Erie W Brook Lustre, in the supreme dairy cow champions

British Blonde cow, Brownhill Netta, lifted the supreme individual championship in the beef section on what is sure to be one of the hottest Royal Welsh Shows on record.

EUROPEAN farmers were facing devastating wildfires as the heatwave set blazes across France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy.

With the UK gearing up for what could be its hottest day in history, and temperatures forecast to top 40degC this week, farmers have been urged to take precautionary measures to protect their stock against heat stress.

High sheep prices around the world have impacted Eid-al Adha celebrations, with many Muslims choosing not to purchase their traditional livestock.