Livestock

A flying trade at the Scottish National Texel Sale, Lanark, saw a new UK record price for a sheep of 350,000gns when Charlie Boden and family, Stockport, Cheshire, sold Sportsmans Double Diamond.

Rugby union referee, TV presenter and farmer Nigel Owens MBE has been elected as the new president of the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) following a ‘unanimous’ vote from young farmers.

In the latest in our Auctions – ‘Standing the test of time’ series supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, we look at how Melton Mowbray Market is remaining at the heart of the local community. Angela Calvert reports.

A new survey carried out by the Tenant Farmers’ Association (TFA) has shown almost one third of tenants have struggled to pay their rent due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Matt Styles is 25 and lives and works on a 1600 acre arable farm in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Along with his wife Floss, he runs a flock of 70 sheep.

Joining the grassland monitoring project, GrassCheckGB, and switching to paddock grazing is helping a high-yielding herd in Dorset maximise milk from grazed grass and cut its concentrate costs.

The US is the largest beef producer in the world. In the third part of a four-part series examining the US beef industry and markets, Farmers Guardian’s sister company Urner Barry looks at the trends impacting US production.

The UK can lead the world in tackling our climate and nature emergency by protecting food production standards in law, but sadly, politicians do not seem to recognise this, says Martin Lines, chairman of the Nature Friendly Farming Network.

ELMS might not be shaping up to be the revolutionary scheme promised by Ministers, but my experience tells me reinventing the wheel may not necessarily be a good thing, says Efra committee chairman Neil Parish MP.

In just over four months, the UK will finally achieve its independence from the EU. But farmers should be asking if they’re prepared for big changes in policy and trade, says George Dunn, chief executive of the TFA.