Livestock

Optimising dairy beef calf rearing and finishing to meet market requirements is close to Laura Awdry’s heart and was the topic of her Nuffield Scholarship, inspired by her own farm enterprise

Mr Goldie was recognised for his outstanding contribution to the British livestock industry for more than six decades

News welcomed by QMS which says result should further boost Scots beef trade

The report said insufficient biosecurity controls, illegal meat entering the UK, vets leaving the sector, and policy changes to bTB have all left the UK exposed to animal disease threats

Measures will take effect from Thursday November 6 and apply to keepers of more than 50 birds and any sellers of poultry products

Vet, Jim McKinstry of Farm Gate Vets shares his advice on managing calf pneumonia this autumn and winter

Q fever is widespread in UK dairy herds and has a significant impact on health and production, presenting a risk to reproductive performance

A father-and-son team run a Stabiliser composite and South Devon suckler herd on organic principles near Penzance, Cornwall.

Beef prices have remained strong and stable during 2025, but the question on every producers’ lips is: will they remain so, especially given the prospect of more cull dairy cows coming onto the market and a weakening in sales

Keep an eye out for dung consistency, cudding and body condition this winter when evaluating how diets are performing