Livestock

Labour MP and vice chairman of the party’s ‘Just Transition Working Group’, Alan Whitehead, has claimed most livestock farmers will not be rearing animals in 20 years’ time.

Retaining a social licence to operate is a growing issue for dairy farmers who are facing a newfound societal backlash against what they do for a living.

Allowing farmers to fairly compete for milk contracts could help accelerate the shift to dairy systems which are better for people, animals and the planet.

Despite extensive research conducted on transition cow management and nutrition, high rates of metabolic disease still remain.

Just under 3,000 sheep went under the hammer at the NSA Wales and Border main ram sale held at Builth Wells and a new record was set for the overall average. Hannah Noble reports.

Investment in controlling bovine TB at the farm level and badger cull licences were top of the agenda when Ceredigion farmers hosted a visit from Member of the Senedd, Elin Jones.

Sweeping about agriculture made by celebrities such as Ricky Gervais and Chris Packham ’fail to notice the positive relationship between UK sheep farming and the environment’, the National Sheep Association has

With changes to support structures throwing up a host of questions at the farmgate, AHDB’s new Farm Business Review is helping one mixed farmer future-proof his business and prepare for the loss of Basic Payments. Mollie Leach reports.

Farmers are being urged to test the multitude of carbon emission testing tools on offer to find out which are the most reliable.

Milk prices at retail could be raised 10ppl without consumers complaining and with many not even noticing.