Livestock

Technograzing, a form of managed rotational grazing, could be the answer both to more productive beef farming and meeting socio-economic targets through improved environmental and regenerative impacts. Melanie Jenkins repor

Up and down the country, farmers have been spreading the festive cheer from their tractor cabs.

There is plenty of anecdotal evidence to suggest an increase in Scotland’s badger population but few hard facts on population density or distribution.

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has found no direct link between poultry units and high phosphate levels in the River Wye.

The National Trust has launched a dedicated channel to allow tenants to report any repairs or maintenance issues.

A Scottish livestock farmer is demonstrating how technology can help UK-based meat producers on grassland systems be part of the carbon solution while strengthening the efficiency of their businesses. Debbie James reports.

NFU Scotland is preparing to respond to Defra and Scottish Government consultations on animal transportation.

Young farmers have been ‘nothing short of brilliant’ throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, National Federation of Young Farmers’ Club (NFYFC) chairman, Dewi Parry has said.

Welsh Government’s current future agriculture policy plans do not focus enough on food security. Ministers need to remedy this as a Christmas gift to farmers, says Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Welsh Tory Shadow Rural Affairs Minister.

Like politicians, the general public have short memories, and however strongly they felt last year about ‘getting Brexit done’, realities that hit them in the pocket will lead to far more unrest than being sick of Brexit headlines, says FUW’s head of policy Dr Nick Fenwick.