Livestock

2 Sisters has confirmed more than 100 workers are self-isolating as a precaution after a Covid-19 outbreak at one of its plants.

This month, Roger Evans tells us about how lockdown has curtailed his over-the-hedge inspections of his neighbour’s activities, and how at home he is waging war on the profusion of docks and nettles.

More than 100 farmers attended a vehicle protest at Builth Wells auction mart, Powys, Wales, on Sunday, June 14, fearing the site will remain closed once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. 

THE summer online timed sale of Limousin bulls and females hosted by Harrison and Hetherington topped at 8,000 for Eagleside Promethus,

Farmers who do not receive proper support during the Brexit transition period may face serious identity crises, the chief executive of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission has said.

The food security reviews Government is legally obliged to carry out by the Agriculture Bill will inform future farming policy, Defra Minister Victoria Prentis has confirmed.

Father and son Allan and Johnny McCamley prefer a traditional approach to cattle breeding by selecting proven sires for their 120-cow pedigree Downview Holstein herd at Ochiltree, East Ayrshire. Bruce Jobson reports.

As a new report by the All-Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare recognised small abattoirs as an essential link in the farm to fork supply chain, Abi Kay asks what these plants need to be able to survive.

Duncan and Tracey Jeary have built a thriving business producing pedigree Aberdeen-Angus cattle and selling beef direct to the public. Clemmie Gleeson finds out more.

Farmers are being urged to explore the opportunity of making money on private natural capital markets as Government spending on the coronavirus pandemic continues to spiral.