Livestock

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

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.

Meticulous attention to detail has allowed the Ashley family to more than double their milk yield over the last eight years. Hannah Noble reports.

The supreme pig championship at the Great Yorkshire Show went to the modern champion

Non-MV accredited sheep took to the rings for the second two days of the Great Yorkshire Show and there was a line up of 25 breeds in front of judge, Dan Bull, Annan, for the inter-breed title.

Young people are often regarded as the future of farming and with this in-mind many breed societies now offer a range of activities to encourage, support and cultivate young talent.

Sheep farmers are being urged to incorporate new actives into worming programmes as part of an initiative to support crucial productivity metrics and help slow the rate of anthelmintic resistance.