Livestock

Backing British farming is a verb – not a day for passive praise or casual thanks. MPs must prove they back British farmers all year round, says Labour’s Shadow Defra Secretary Luke Pollard.

Defra is planning a new ‘stepping stone’ scheme to bridge the gap between the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme.

A farmer has been left ‘devastated’ at the loss of 2,000 pigs who were killed in a farm fire tragedy.

The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has issued a plea to Government to address key Brexit issues which could see £1.2 billion of annual meat exports at risk along with thousands of jobs.

Unspun Textiles were tackling the environmental costs of disposable masks with natural, renewable, biodegradable masks from wool

A Scottish farmer has died after being struck by a bull in a field.

Farmers for Action (FFA) in Northern Ireland said the farming community have ‘had enough’ of inaction

It follows a campaign to get the UK Government to utilise British wool after prices collapsed during the pandemic

Farming organisations have issued a plea to dairy farmers to respond to the government’s consultation on dairy contracts which closes on September 15

Automatic calf feeders are an increasingly popular option for rearing calves. Colin Mason, of Scotland’s Rural College, offers some advice as to how to get the best out of them. Hannah Noble reports.