Livestock

An agreement between NASA and the US Department of Agriculture (UDSA) could help transform agriculture

Kale is being successfully utilised as an out-wintering crop for in-calf dairy heifers at Harper Adams University. While cost savings are important in this scenario, it should not come at the expense of animal health as Katie Jones discovered.

With 2020 now drawing to a close, Abi Kay lists the key political dates farmers should keep an eye on in 2021.

Controlling fixed costs will be key as agriculture moves away from direct payments

Leave-voting farmers felt EU control over their business dealings threatened their very sense of self, a new study has found.

Liquid gold or troublesome waste? Whether looking to increase herd size or simply maintain productivity, slurry storage is a significant investment and slurry management can be an onerous task.

The best future for Scottish farmers will be achieved by pursuing independence from the dysfunctional UK, says John Finnie, Green MSP for the Highlands and Islands.

There were many unpredictable and unprecedented events in 2020, but what does 2021 have in store for farmers? Sustain’s head of sustainable farming, Vicki Hird, explores what could be on the horizon.

Livestock farmers are more likely than their arable counterparts to have voted leave in the EU referendum, a new study has found.

A farm budgeting model has revealed the true financial cost to all sectors from the loss of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England