Livestock

The publication of Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy has been broadly welcomed by industry bodies but there are areas of concern for meat, dairy and sugar producers

Farms are being urged not to overlook the effect of rising temperatures on livestock and to take precautionary measures against heat stress after the Met Office issued its first ever extreme heat warning.

Meat processors were down 5-10 per cent on staff as a result of people being told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid App

RG and RB Williams have purchased the remaining shares from Coles Knapp and Kennedy

Gaining a louder voice and better connections and making the organisation ‘fit for the future’ have been the key achievements for outgoing British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) president Isla Roebuck

A UK-wide exercise which simulates an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) is set to begin this week to test the Government’s contingency plans to contain and eliminate the disease. 

IT was the Charolais bull, Maerdy Morwr, which claimed the beef inter-breed title at the Great Yorkshire Show under judge, George Young, Market Rasen.

Pigs have been part of the business mix at Slighhouses since the 1950s where recently a drive to improve enterprise performance has seen a new pig breed introduced and fresh approach to marketing taken.

Pit your skills against a professional livestock judge and be in with the chance of winning £250 plus a £250 ram voucher.

THE online timed auction of sheep dogs hosted by Farmers Marts (R.G. Jones), Dolgellau, topped at 10,600 plus buyer’s premium, for the three-month-old bitch pup, Newbold Caz, setting a new world record for a pup.