Livestock

A major focus on improving udder health and milking parlour performance at a Welsh dairy farm has reduced herd somatic cell count to under 100,000 cells/ml for the first time in 15 years. Debbie James reports.

Trade peaked at 52,000 with a record average of 999.39, up 29.30 on the year and an 81.12 per cent clearance rate for the 3626 rams sold at Kelso, achieving a turnover of 3,623,799.

A man who set fire to three Norfolk farms killing 120 pigs and causing more than £750,000 worth of damage has been jailed for four years.

THE diminishing gap between farmgate prices for organic and conventional milk is forcing some dairy farmers to ditch the organic standard to offset rising costs, it has emerged.

The main National Sheep Association Wales and Border ram sale will now take place on Monday, September 26 at the Royal Welsh Showground.

An effective lighting system can have several positive physiological effects on herd performance, including increased milk yield and improved fertility.

Following the signing of a free trade deal earlier this year, Alex Black spoke to Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Andrew Morrison about the opportunities from the deal

Defra’s view that dog attacks on sheep can be stopped by training them with biscuits is ‘naive nonsense’, National Sheep Association chief executive Phil Stocker has said.

A change in direction from pedigree Holsteins to a herd of Wagyu has been a steep learning curve for the team at Wyndford. However, it has also led to developments within the breed worldwide. Ellie Layton reports.

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