Livestock

Livestock markets were able to remain open as they play a vital role in the food supply chain

Livestock markets were able to remain open as they play a ‘vital role’ in the food supply chain

At the January Gems sale of Texel females at Ballymena, guest consignor, Procters Farm, Wennington, Lancashire, topped the sale at 14,000gns.

Red Tractor is urging farmers to respond to a new consultation on future standards across all six of the scheme’s sectors.

A UK-based start-up, the Zero Emissions Livestock Project (ZELP), has developed a tool to ‘capture and oxidise’ cattle methane emissions.

The tightening up of Covid-19 restrictions in Scotland has resulted in a postponement of the February Stirling Bull Sales

Numerous food and farming heroes have been recognised in the 2021 New Year Honours list.

Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has urged industry to take safety seriously after the high number of people killed on farmers in 2020 reveals the ‘harrowing reality’ of how dangerous farming can be.

As AHDB’s £1.5 million Eat Balanced campaign launched this week, Olivia Midgley looks at what makes engaging promotional content and finds out how its success will be measured.

In the latest of our series supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, we look back at how auction marts have risen to the challenge of operating through a pandemic.