Livestock

THE British Blue Cattle Society sale at Carlisle topped at 12,000gns for Devine Optimist, a two-year-old bull from Martyn Hill and Jenny Devine, Biggar.

Brexit and new policy framework discissions have created an opportunity to take a fresh look at the national ambition for animal health and welfare and how it can deliver for farmers, says Nuffield scholar Dr Grace O’Gorman.

Welshman, Kevin Evans, Brecon, took the top prices at Skipton’s online sheep dog sale, selling three fully broken dogs to a high of 14,300 and a total of 35,600, while his father, David established a new world record price

A research project to tackle bovine mastitis is being launched by the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast.

As the prospects of a second independence referendum loom over Scottish politics, the debate over animal transport regulations highlights the importance of equivalence across the UK internal market. Hannah Binns and Ewan Pate

Farm leaders have reacted with fury after the Welsh Government announced its intention to press ahead with a ‘lazy cut and paste’ of the EU Nitrates Directive, making the whole of Wales a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).

Farm leaders have reacted with fury after the Welsh Government announced its intention to press ahead with a lazy cut and paste of the EU Nitrates Directive, making the whole of Wales a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).

Defra Secretary George Eustice has launched a new consultation on Government plans to phase out badger culls in England.

Robin Norrie’s choice of the Stabiliser breed for his beef enterprise neatly fits into his data-driven quest for increased efficiency.

Organisers of the Royal Welsh Show have announced that the event usually held in July in Builth Wells will not take place this year.