Livestock

Alister Davies started farming sheep in much the same way as anyone else. But then he had an epiphany, transformed nutrition, grassland management and daily liveweight gain, and this year had sold every lamb with U and R grades before the end of June.

Cheshire Police has urged walkers to close gates properly after an escapee cow sustained injuries and had to be put down.

THE dispersal of the Joylan and Heavenly herds on behalf of the Swale family, on-farm at St Michaels near Preston, saw 599 head go under the hammer with trade peaking at 9,500gns and 21 animals selling for 3,100gns or more.

A farmer from the Midlands has died from a bull handling incident.

NFU Cymru has reacted angrily to a Welsh Government (WG) commitment in its Clean Air Plan to introduce a new agricultural water pollution law.

A no-deal Brexit at the end of this year could lead to the premature slaughter of ‘millions of lambs’, a peer has warned, as pressure on the Government to protect agriculture ramped up.

Highly successful British poultry breeding companies are considering relocating if there is significant disruption at the UK-EU border when the Brexit transition period comes to an end in December.

Well, as per usual, July has flown by. All silage is baled and although it has been a catchy and frustrating time, we have ended up with plenty of decent crop.

The coronavirus lockdown has pushed the UK into its first recession in 11 years

IAAS has warned an increase in private sales could leave farmers open to unfair prices and payment dodgers