Livestock

With upcoming ballots on the future of AHDB levies, the board’s chairman Nicholas Saphir told Alex Black major reform was already on the cards

A 24-year-old has set a new women’s world record for shearing the most number of lambs in nine hours.

Choosing the right varieties of maize to facilitate early harvesting, while also maximising yield and feed value, is essential to maintain herd performance and minimise damage to soils.

Producers looking to plan and prepare for the next grazing season could benefit from a nutrient management plan, says Siwan Howatson, grass and forage scientist at AHDB.

Police said it should serve as a warning to motorists to make sure they secured their loads

A centre record for a Texel of 8,000gn was set at the Longtown Ladies sale of breeding sheep for a shearling gimmer from Alan Blackwood’s Auldhouseburn flock, Muirkirk.

The NFU has called out BBC presenter Chris Packham after he tweeted out an incorrect statement from the organisation.

A change in consumer shopping habits during the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a positive period of growth for the organics sector.

A sheep which was savaged by a dog has given birth to two healthy lambs.

The widely seen footage of overzealous Dutch inspection officials confiscating ham sandwiches transported by British hauliers was just the tip of the iceberg as far as the UK pig sector is concerned