Livestock

Michelle Stephenson, 27, from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is a full-time assistant land agent for Bell Ingram in Aberdeen and is a Next Generation representative for her local NFU branch.

Government must intervene to prevent agriculture from collapsing under the strain of the virus or risk hampering the wider economic recovery, says Ben Lake MP for Ceredigion.

Despite Government’s recent introduction of tougher measures to enforce the Covid-19 lockdown, farmers across the country have continued to report an influx of visitors flouting the rules.

Two sheep have died, with 20 left seriously injured, in a dog attack on a sheep flock in Essex, prompting an NFU appeal to dog owners.

Red meat has been one of the most exposed to the change in eating habits brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Hannah Binns assesses the impact on producers.

MEMBERS of SRUC’s Premium Sheep and Goat Health Scheme (PSGHS) have been reassured that there will be continuity of the scheme in spite of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on blood testing.

Plans to increase milk production by about 1,000 litres a cow through more effective utilisation of grazing are underway at Rhual Dairy, Flintshire. Hannah Noble reports.

NFU Cymru has branded Welsh Government’s decision to publish draft regulations of an all-Wales Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) ‘ill-judged’ in light of the Covid-19 crisis.

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has announced changes to the way certain animal medicines can be safely prescribed and supplied during the coronavirus crisis.

The new ranking for young Holstein sires, published by AHDB Dairy, features some show-stopping figures.