Livestock

Kelly Jowett never dreamed of being a scientist but now cannot imagine her life without it. Here she talks about how she is trying to make a difference in the world through the power of research and fieldwork at the globally acclaimed Rothamsted Research.

The 2021 Royal Highland Show will not go ahead in its traditional format but there will be live streaming of a limited programme of events.

THE Great Yorkshire Show announced it was set to go ahead as planned this year but the Prime Minister’s roadmap still casts doubt over the fate of many other agricultural shows.

SIMMENTAL bulls sold to 26,000gns and averaged 6,482, up 1,433 on the year, setting a new breed average record. The clearance rate was 82 per cent.

BALLINLARE Phantom led the trade for Charolais at Stirling bull sales selling for 16,000gns, with the 66 bulls averaging 7,121, up 347 on the year, with a 71 per cent clearance rate.

THE Great Yorkshire Show announced it was set to go ahead as planned this year but the Prime Ministers roadmap still casts doubt over the fate of many other agricultural shows.

NFU Cymru has instructed its lawyers to challenge the lawfulness of the Welsh Government’s new water regulations.

SALERS bulls peaked at 9,500gns to average 4,856.25 with an 86 per cent clearance rate at Stirling.

People often ask me whether it would be difficult to do my job without a farming background – it gave me the basics, but I’ve learned heaps from other people, experiences and just by doing the job!

UK livestock farmers are facing the prospect of higher feed prices due to a quirk in the new global tariff schedule.