EUROPEAN farmers were facing devastating wildfires as the heatwave set blazes across France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy.
High sheep prices around the world have impacted Eid-al Adha celebrations, with many Muslims choosing not to purchase their traditional livestock.
With the UK gearing up for what could be its hottest day in history, and temperatures forecast to top 40degC this week, farmers have been urged to take precautionary measures to protect their stock against heat stress.
The largest food distributor in the US has accused four meat processing giants of working together to inflate beef prices.
BFREPA have called for a 40p/dozen rise to keep producers in business, warning of shortages in the months ahead if supermarkets fail to deliver
Celebrations for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha have provided a boost around the sheep rings.
THE supreme pig championship went to Stuart Roberts and Jodie Fairclough, Bedale, with their July 2021-born Hampshire boar, Raisinhall First Turn 2.
IT was the Holstein champion, Enchanted Beemer Abbiene which was awarded the dairy inter-breed supreme award.
Keeping pigs for the whole of their lives from birth to finishing is key for North Farm Livestock’s outdoor pig enterprise in Norfolk.
A new program of support is available for farming families looking to reduce their carbon footprint.