Livestock

UK livestock scientists are sharing their knowledge and expertise in the race to control the spread of Covid-19.

Using an old fencing barrow, Alex Heath visits a farmer who has adapted his to run alongside a quadbike, making picking up temporary fences a breeze.

A major £1.2 million national consumer campaign ‘Make It’ with beef is being launched by AHDB, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC), in a bid to address red meat turbulence within the supply chain.

Around 50 Conservative MPs have called on public sector caterers to drop their plans to reduce meat on their menus by 20 per cent.

NFU Cymru has called on the Welsh Government to redeploy rural development cash to support farming businesses through the coronavirus pandemic.

NFU president Minette Batters says a dairy hardship payment expected to be announced by Government this week has not come quick enough for farmers battling ‘market collapse’.

Grassland nutrition in the lead up to first cut was in the spotlight during a recent Yara organised webinar. Hannah Park reports.

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed it will offer bridging loans to farmers still waiting for 2019 stewardship payments.

April 2020 Dairy Farming edition

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