Livestock

Thousands of pigs have backed up on farm with many producers making a loss on every pig

A new record top price of 5,500gns and a record average of 3,477 was set at the premier sale of Herefords at Dungannon.

Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack has said he is ‘on industry’s side’ when it comes to concerns about Defra’s livestock transport consultation.

Leading the trade at the first sale of ewes and lambs at Skipton was a run of pure-bred Charollais ewes with Charollais and Beltex lambs from Neville Smith, Lothersdale.

Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack has said he is on industrys side when it comes to concerns about Defras livestock transport consultation.

A domestic cat in Ireland contracted TB from a badger which had been vaccinated with the BCG vaccine.

Prompted by farmers voicing concerns about morale in their teams during the winter months, Saviour Associates offers some tips and ideas to help get business get the best from staff.

The combination of a low input system and the use of top quality genetics has helped Peter Hynes put his dairy business on a firm footing since his return to the family farm a decade ago. Wendy Short reports.

It comes as emissions from cattle are increasingly under the spotlight.

Antimicrobial benchmarking can bring more benefits to a farm business than just reducing usage, was the message from Dr Tim Potter, VetPartners, speaking at a Dairy-Tech seminar.