Livestock

It was the Charolais champion, Maerdy Morwr, from David Stubbs of AJR Farms, Aberdeenshire, which was tapped out as this year’s Royal Highland Show inter-breed champion. Hannah Park and Katie Fallon report.

Farmers and landowners can utilise the Forestry Commission’s ‘flexible’ England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) to produce a woodland which meets their own objectives.

The poultry sector is working hard to attract and retain domestic staff. Emma Penny looks at the range of approaches businesses are taking to address the issue.

Details of Defra’s long-anticipated Slurry Storage Grants, part of the Farming Investment Fund, have finally been released. But what will they cover, and are you eligible to claim? Abi Kay reports.

A farmer who failed to comply with livestock disease control measures has been ordered to pay £8,646 in fines and costs. 

Fittingly, it was the Lincoln Red champion which claimed the beef supreme championship at Lincolnshire Show.

A mixed farming family from Co Durham has become one of the few non-dairy enterprises to win the Durham Grassland Society’s overall silage competition. Katie Fallon reports.

Defra Ministers have become embroiled in a spat with industry after claiming the backlog of pigs on farms has now been ‘almost completely removed’. By Abi Kay, Ewan Pate and Hannah Binns.

With retail demand under pressure as consumers face a cost of living squeeze, Cedric Porter takes a look at the market for beef in the UK

Updates on the latest wormer advice and how to prevent costly treatment regimes have been on the agenda at sheep focussed events recently. Katie Fallon reports.