Livestock

NFU Cymru has accused Welsh Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters of pushing a ‘simplistic’ message on meat consumption, after he urged people to eat less but local to tackle climate change.

NFU Cymru has accused Welsh Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters of pushing a simplistic message on meat consumption, after he urged people to eat less but local to tackle climate change.

Incorporating maize into arable rotations can help control problematic weeds, while creating a low input, high value cash crop comparing favourably with feed wheat.

Spring-sown crops, which provide a high feed value forage, could present an attractive option when planning next year’s forage. Dairy Farmer looks at the options.

The UK’s ability to respond to a future animal disease outbreak is being put at risk by a shortage of vets across the country, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned.

Farming must not be seen as the ’scapegoat’ for methane emissions, farming chiefs have warned.

A new deal between the UK and the EU will allow breeding sheep to be moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland (NI) again, after Brexit imposed an effective moratorium.

November / December 2021 Dairy Farming edition

The farmer at the centre of a bird flu outbreak in Angus, Scotland, has spoken out over the ordeal.