Livestock

The extent to which drones could be helpful as a monitoring aid when checking sheep is being investigated as part of a trial in Australia. 

Suffolk farmers Richard and Natasha Mann are planning to hand over their busy arable farm and potato business and take a well-earned retirement. But, as they told Clemmie Gleeson, they have no plans to give up their Yarn Hill

Using data to monitor temperature and humidity in calf housing can help prevent disease. 

Farming economics, it is sometimes argued, work in a countercyclical fashion to the wider economy. And if there was one year to seemingly prove that it would be 2020.

Diversification into free range egg production is an increasingly attractive option, but a number of practicalities need to be addressed before embarking on this type of venture.

Teat dipping is an important part of parlour routine and application technique and the consistency of approach is vital

Prices for store lambs and breeding ewes are flying at UK marts, with producers confident in the future, despite storm clouds gathering on the horizon

MPs who voted down an Agriculture Bill amendment to ban low-standard imports in May could have been waiting for a Government concession. But if they choose to reject another similar Lords amendment in two weeks, they will not be forgiven, says Tom Lancaster, head of land use policy at the RSPB.

The WTO permits measures to protect the environment in certain circumstances, so Ministers should insist our future trading partners meet domestic food production standards, says Conservative peer Anne McIntosh.

The UK Government’s decision to table legislation which undermines the Withdrawal Agreement shows Boris is not negotiating with the EU in good faith, says County Meath beef farmer Eamon Cassells.