Livestock

THE mid-summer collective dairy sale at Sedgemoor topped at 3,900gns for Lymatra Attico Lila Z Red.

The Scotch Whisky industry has taken up the production of green energy with such enthusiasm it is clearly causing some unease in Government circles.

A petition launched by Penrith and The Border MP Dr Neil Hudson as part of a campaign to save Newton Rigg College, Cumbria, from closure, has received more than 3,850 signatures.

An all-breeds centre record of 10,500gns was set at the Limousin Cattle Society sale at Ballymena for the bull, Rahoney Obed.

Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has rejected the NFU’s call for a Trade Commission to explore ways to protect food production standards in UK trade policy.

Pit your skills against a professional livestock judge and be in with the chance of winning £250 plus a £250 ram voucher.

An agricultural think tank has warned commercial farming is being ‘written out’ of emerging post-Brexit policy, despite the fact that fewer than 10 per cent of farm businesses produce over half the UK’s agricultural output.

A self-employed contractor has died after falling through a fragile roof on a farm in the West Midlands.

As the coronavirus lockdown eases and auction marts begin to see more people around the ring, farmers have been warned they must observe social distancing guidelines to enable facilities to remain operational. 

As the coronavirus lockdown eases and some auction marts begin to see more people around the ring, farmers have been warned they must observe social distancing guidelines to enable facilities to remain operational.