Livestock

Police are trying to reunite a flock of sheep with their owner after the animals were seized in North Yorkshire.

Britain’s farming industry enters the 2020s on a firm footing.

In the last year, 98 per cent of UK households bought red meat and 99.8 per cent bought a dairy product - a higher number of households than bought toilet roll, says AHDB beef and lamb strategy director Will Jackson.

For straw and forage producer Graham Lawman, keeping ahead of hungry balers while maintaining forage quality is a priority, leading him to the purchase of a rake with a novel skid-type undercarriage. Alex Heath finds out more.

Representing an all-new mower design for Agco, we try out the latest additions to Massey Fergusons mounted mower-conditioner range.

Rather than go for one of the usual big names, one West Sussex-based contractor has opted for a nine metre SIP butterfly mower-conditioner to boost output for his hay and haylage operation.

Featuring a new 925hp top model, more power across the range, new control concept and beefier components, there is a lot to learn about Claas latest 900 Series self-propelled foragers.

Bringing the silage-making process in-house is something many livestock farms aspire to. For one Cheshire beef rearer, a forage wagon has enabled flexibility to improve silage and cut machinery costs.

Famous for its range of high-powered, self-propelled forage harvesters, Krone is on a mission to emphasise that it takes more than just shear brute force and ignorance to chop grass well.

Mobile sheep handling is an integral part of flock health, with just a handful of manufacturers offering them.