Livestock
Livestock
The sale of North Country Cheviot Hill rams at Lairg saw a new breed record of 28,000 set for Bob and Becca Rennie of Bowmont Farming, Kelso.
09 October 2022
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1 min read
Arable
Well, harvest 2022 is officially over and it was our biggest harvest to date, with 300 hectares (740 acres) of combinables under our belts.
09 October 2022
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2 min read
Livestock
A number of agricultural bodies have sent a joint letter to International Trade Minister Kemi Badenoch demanding that a set of core standards relating to food, animal welfare and the environment be established ahead of any further trade deals.
09 October 2022
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2 min read
Livestock
It has been a long, dry summer here in the Scottish Borders and we still have a couple of fields of grass to mow for second cut silage.
08 October 2022
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2 min read
Livestock
The free range egg sector is in crisis as producers lose £8.63 on every hen, amounting to nearly £250,000 for the average flock of 32,000 birds.
08 October 2022
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2 min read
Livestock
A new breed record of 9,000gns was set at the Lonk Sheep Breeders Association show and sale at Clitheroe
08 October 2022
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1 min read
Livestock
A Norfolk abattoir has been fined £300,000 after residents claimed they could not leave their homes owing to the stench of decaying poultry.
08 October 2022
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1 min read
Dairy
The new Defra Farming Minister, Mark Spencer, has hinted that a rethink on the phase out of badger culling could be on the way.
07 October 2022
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2 min read
Livestock
Precision Grazing, a farm consultancy group specialising in pasture-based livestock systems, recently held an on-farm open day with discussions focusing on how farmers could create resilient and profitable businesses. Rebecca
07 October 2022
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3 min read
Livestock
An entry of 710 Bluefaced Leicesters went under the hammer at the Farmers Guardian supported sale at Hawes with ram lambs averaging 2,373, just less than 40 up on last years record breaking sale.
06 October 2022
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2 min read
