Livestock

As 2021 draws to an end, Hannah Binns takes a look back at key industry and political developments which made the farming headlines this year.

A substantial increase in the amount of British pork on Asda shelves has driven an overall rise in British pork on display across the big retailers

Avian influenza, supply chain problems and smaller than expected birds have caused a lot of uncertainty for turkey farmers this year

NFU Scotland has decided to challenge findings published in Lancet, the influential medical journal.

LEADING the trade at the Christmas Stars sale of Texel females at Carlisle were to Boden and Davies, Stockport, who sold shearling gimmers from their Mellor Vale and Sportsmans flocks at 38,000gns and 30,000gns.

Selling home-produced meat of the highest quality direct to the consumer has always been at the heart of Tori and Ben Stanley’s farming business, and continues to be the case as their enterprise goes from strength to strength

IAAS has updated its guidance in response to the rise in cases of the Omicron variant

Future farm support could be based around knowledge exchange rather than meeting specific targets, animal scientists at disease research centre Moredun have said.

Changing pork market conditions in China were dominating the global red meat trade as the volatility continues since the major African swine fever (ASF) epidemic of 2018/19.

Farmers must comply with UK-wide housing measures to help protect poultry and captive birds against avian influenza.