Livestock

The Government is being urged to put together a water strategy to protect food security, as farmers struggle with drought conditions across the south and east of the country.

Shearers across the country have been busy setting new records and fundraising for charities close to their hearts.

Welsh Black heifer reigns supreme at Pembrokeshire

Lizzie Wilson will replace Zoe Davies at the helm after she took up a new role with the NFU this month

Kent-based sheep farmer Marie Prebble (34) will attempt to set the first ever Womens 8 Hour Strong Wool Ewe World Record on August 25.

A call for Red Tractor to respect smaller farm businesses has been issued after a group of farmers in Northern Ireland threated to quit the scheme, branding it nothing more than a ‘noose around the neck’.

As pig producers continue to see heavy losses, Alex Black takes a look back at the crisis of the 1990s and the impact it has had on the industry today

As pig producers continue to see heavy losses, Alex Black takes a look back at the crisis of the 1990s and the impact it has had on the industry today

Since I last wrote we have had 10mm of rain, all of which arrived this week. 

Registering rare breed pedigree animals can be crucial to securing an cull exemption in the event of a notifiable disease outbreak, Rare Breeds Survival Trust chief executive Christopher Price has said.