Livestock

The dairy industry has become increasingly intensive as it seeks to secure a foothold on the world stage, but for Patrick Holden, chief executive of the Sustainable Food Trust, this is entirely the wrong direction.

For many dairy farmers the pedigree Holstein is still the breed of choice, so why would you drop it in favour of a lesser known breed?

Scotland’s calf registration during 2019 reached 552,700 head, the same as 2018 but 2.5 per cent lower than in 2017, according to the latest market commentary by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).

A Food Commission made up of industry professionals could make a valuable contribution to the UK’s post-Brexit trade talks, a leading expert has said.

"There are so many opportunities for those with very different backgrounds to contribute to agriculture"

We are celebrating National Butchers Week by catching up with Tom Wood, Artisan Butcher

Rosemary and her husband Joe farm a closed herd of 100 pedigree Friesian type cows, 60 youngstock and breed bulls for sale. She has served on the MDC Council, Veterinary Products Committee, the RSPCA Council and was WFU dairy chairwoman.

FBT tenants face the prospect of being excluded from post-Brexit support because of a legal loophole in the Agriculture Bill.

The Government has appointed Nicholas Saphir as the new chairman of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) from April 1, 2020 for a three year term.

The NFU believes it has done all it can to help unfortunate producers caught in the Tomlinson’s crash at the end of last year.