Livestock

Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has said she is open to looking at technological advances which could eliminate the need for closed slurry spreading periods.

Taxpayers’ money will be wasted and environmental targets missed if the Government does not put farmers and food production at the heart of its post-Brexit policy, an industry expert has warned. 

Supermarket chain Morrisons has launched a support programme for beef and lamb farmers to help them reach net zero by 2030.

Scotland’s Chief Veterinary Officer Sheila Voas has written to all pig keepers imploring them to take every step to keep African Swine Fever out of the country

Calls for a multi-purpose ‘Agri-Hub’ to facilitate livestock sales, provide a social meeting space and give rural businesses’ space to operate near Cowbridge have been voiced by the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW).

The Oakchurch flock of pedigree Charollais was dispersed on-farm at Staunton on Wye, on behalf of Jeremy and Ala Price, topping at 6,000gns.

IT was the Lincoln Red bull, Yarnhill Xodus which was the choice of judge, Adrian Ivory, Perthshire, for the overall supreme and native beef breed championships at Suffolk Show.

A top price of 28,000gns for a cow and calf and record breed averages for in-calf and maiden heifers were some of the highlights of the dispersal of the Shadwell herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle on behalf of the Shadwell Estate Company, Suffolk, held at Skipton.

Higher prices for sheep and cattle have provided a boost for carcase conformation as a strong trade continues to offer some respite for farmers from rising input costs, according to Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC).

Beak trimming is currently necessary for hens in all systems of production to avoid injurious feather-pecking and occasional cannibalism, British Egg Industry Council chief executive Mark Williams has said.