Livestock

April slaughter statistics show that Scottish abattoirs, on average, processed 15 percent fewer cattle per week than during March.

A new Bill before the Scottish Parliament will, if passed by MSPs, allow much stricter measures to be taken against those who allow their dogs to worry livestock.

Llyr Gruffydd, North Wales MS and Plaid Cymru’s Shadow Rural Affairs Minister, explains why the party is launching a new campaign to promote Welsh food.

It’s three years since the Parker family launched their 24-hour vending machine and it is, now more than ever, proving to be a vital lifeline for the local community. Chrissie Long reports.

Loss of the food service sector has had a major and well-publicised effect on red meat sales, but Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) highlighted the near total collapse in demand from the public sector.

Isla Soutter, 19, from Leicestershire, is a National Hereford and English Winter Fair young handlers champion and recently competed in the World Hereford Conference in New Zealand.

As spring rolls on, so does the dry weather. And, while this has been great for lambing, the flush of grass we usually get in the back half of May which allows us to turn the cattle out won’t be happening without a little wet weather; a statement I would not have imagined saying only a couple of months ago.

Prime minister Boris Johnson intervened twice to stop the Derbyshire badger cull going ahead, court documents have revealed.

Striving to breed top quality working sheepdogs with an emphasis on working ability is a focus for Northumberland breeder Emma Gray. Hannah Binns finds out more.

Japan is seeking to minimise access to its market for UK food products in any post-Brexit trade deal, a leading expert has warned.