Livestock

A new breed record and an all-breeds Irish record of €52,000 (47,062) was set at the Simmental premier sale at Roscommon when Clonagh Lucky Explorer sold to the Wood family’s Popes herd, Preston.

Agriculture is one of the least diverse professions in the UK, but a growing movement is attempting to address it – and it all starts with education. Olivia Midgley and Hannah Binns report.

Establishing a smallholding was about building a lifestyle for Hugh and Fiona Osborne, but equally important was that their venture could support itself financially. Hannah Park finds out more.

Chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride is set to pay a $110.5 million (£85.3m) fine after agreeing a plea with the US Department of Justice, following an investigation into price-fixing.

This has been a year like never before, but thankfully many of the farming community are still here to see it. Auctioneers and farmers aroundthe country are resilient to everything that gets thrown at them (andoften does).

The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has called on Ministers to extend Covid rules for seasonal workers in the horticulture sector to staff on turkey processing sites in the run-up to Christmas.

A major new report could well form the basis of suckler cow management and support schemes for many years to come.

The Chancellors decision to allocate funding to Government departments for just one year, instead of the usual three, has been described as hugely concerning for farming.

EU farmers who refuse to participate in new eco-schemes to benefit the environment, mitigate climate change or improve animal welfare are set to see their direct payments slashed under proposed new CAP rules.

Breed records were smashed at the Dalmally Blackface ram sale when a ram lamb from the Dalchirla flock at Muthill, Crieff, sold for 200,000 surpassing the previous top of 160,000, also set by Dalchirla, five years ago.