Livestock

Multi-species leys and alternative forage crops are becoming an increasingly important element of maximising production and reducing costs for one KPI-driven livestock producer.

As the sheep farming sector strives for improved profitability and sustainability there has never been a more important time to make the best use of the breeding technology available to the hill sector in Wales.

Reduced throughputs at UK abattoirs will have a knock-on impact on future trading patterns, industry chiefs have warned. 

Efforts to push lab grown meat have been described as seriously misplaced, after new research showed almost half of adults (43 per cent) are unwilling to eat it.

Efforts to push lab grown meat have been described as ‘seriously misplaced’, after new research showed almost half of adults (43 per cent) are unwilling to eat it.

Pig farmers around the world were facing the same issues seen here in the UK. By Bruce Jobson

Government officials and advisors were wrong to tell the sheep sector to follow the business model set by the pig and poultry industries, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has said.

It comes as the Standard Pig Price (SPP) dropped to the lowest levels since March 2021

Many are hoping this summer will mark the return of the popular agricultural showcases across the country.

Bulls and females both sold to a high of 10,000gns at the British Blue Cattle Society sale at Carlisle.