Livestock

It is well-known that legume crops such as peas and beans benefit from the use of an appropriate inoculant, and now experts suggest it could be the same for maize crops

Vale of York dairy farmer and NFU Dairy Board chair Paul Tompkins said consolidation and investment can be viewed as a ‘good thing’, but the lack of competition for milk was a ‘bad thing’ for producers

Phase 3 of the field trials will take place on commercial cattle farms in areas of England and Wales, where there is a low incidence of bTB and are set to be completed in 2026/7

At an open day hosted by the National Beef Association South West in conjunction with Lely, attendees heard how automation has helped accelerate finishing times on a Devon farm

A recent study carried out by the University of Glasgow has found that 80% of supplementary colostrum from a typical commercial flock fails bacterial count tests

Norfolk shepherdess Hannah Murrell is gearing up for a very busy lambing season at Gawdy Hall Estate, in Harleston

UK cattle farmers are being asked to support research into Johne's disease

The Sustainable Farming Incentive has several actions that could be attractive to livestock farmers

Deeside Monitor Farmers Duncan and Claire Morrison trialed finishing bulls at grass last summer

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared 2 Sisters owner Boparan’s proposed deal to buy feed mills