Livestock

In this series, we shine a spotlight on emerging sheepdog handlers heading up the industry, exploring their successes, trials and tribulations on their journey to becoming the next generation of skilled sheepdog handlers

Beef and sheep producer Duncan Bennett has increased business profitability and reduced his working hours by switching from a fairly intensive system, to a low-input regime

AIMS joins equine charities to call for urgent update overhaul to protect food supply

Cow comfort and efficiency are the focus points for the Richards family who have introduced robots to future-proof their family farm for the next generation

After a case of atypical BSE was detected on a farm in Essex, experts answer questions on what it means

It follows the identification of ‘historic cases’ in cattle

Defra has confirmed the animal has been ‘humanely culled on farm’ 

A move into wholecrop beans has helped a high-output Yorkshire beef finisher move away from bought-in protein supplements and improve soils, with no loss in herd performance

Sugar beet is well known for its high nutritional content, however, studies have shown that careful management of diets is needed

Analysis from Quality Meat Scotland has revealed the UK may need to import 124,000 tonnes of beef to fill a projected 8% drop in production by 2030 if it does not invest in beef production