Livestock

Poultry farmers have been reminded new compulsory biosecurity and housing measures to protect against avian influenza come into force on Friday (December 2)

It was the female and reserve overall champion which sold for the day’s top price of 4.79/kg (3,011) at Skipton’s Farmers Guardian supported Christmas show and sale.

This years Welsh Winter Fair saw historic wins in the sheep rings, and record prices of 36,000 in the post-show sale of cattle and 800 in the pig shed.

A love for the Jersey breed, and the nostalgic taste of traditional Jersey milk, has seen one young farmer in Cumbria develop a flourishing on-farm dairy business.

Only half the amount of free range turkeys will be available this Christmas as a result of the avian flu outbreak, industry experts have confirmed.

A strong show of stock, made for a successful two days at Lanark Market for the Scottish National Fatstock Club’s annual LiveScot event.

The threat of African swine fever reaching the UK grows, with the disease now widespread across Eastern Europe. Jonathan Wheeler reports on what farmers can do to reduce the risk of disease entering a unit.

Hannah Park speaks to dairy farmer David Finlay who, after turning to direct supply more than a decade ago, has launched The Ethical Dairy brand which has cow-with-calf dairy farming at its core.

With the rise in fertiliser costs along with increases in many other outlays, SAC fertiliser and grassland specialist Lorna Galloway said it was increasingly important to know your soil and get your timing right for applicati

Arla is to hold its member milk price until January 1, ahead of what it describes as a ‘negative outlook’.