Livestock

A young Taranaki-based couple have made the leap to farm in their own right. Ellie Layton hears what next-generation farming looks like in the Southern Hemisphere

Ram fertility testing could be a valuable tool ahead of this year's breeding season as heat stress this summer could have impacted fertility in breeding stock

The most recent sale saw the ‘most intense level of competition in the last decade’

Straw, wholecrop and maize could help supplement beef diets which are short of silage this autumn and winter

Recent Government schemes, among other things, have created surging interest in multi-species leys, but there remain questions about their management and value.

The bull sales have become a leading factor in Ian and Andrew Nimmo’s livestock business, selling around 35 pedigree Limousin bulls a year through the ring

The National Sheep Association has urged supermarkets to think about standards when sourcing products

Progressive thinking and attention to detail are at the heart of decision-making on a beef farming operation in Brazil, which rears 15,000 head of cattle per season

One farm in North Yorkshire is proving that the Beef Shorthorn breed is not just suited to the suckler herd, but can also reap rewards in a finishing system

It came as farmers expressed frustration with the lack of clarity in the Temporary Control Zone announced in Monmouthshire