Livestock

Guard dogs are a valuable part of the farming system for a milking sheep flock in Italy

Prof Magowan from British Society of Animal Science said the push back from society has highlighted the need for the supply chain to be on the front foot of communication, with the fact that approved feed additives have passed thorough safety testing and are needed to maximise the reduction in the carbon foot print of meat and milk

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by the Humane League on claims the Defra Secretary was acting ‘unlawfully’ in allowing so-called ‘fast-growing chickens’

Keeping copies of seed invoices and photographic evidence of field operations is advised when establishing herbal leys under Government schemes

New sheep housing and a switch to a maize based TMR have been transformational at Wiltshire College and University Centre's Lackham campus

"Transparency and authenticity are key in food production"

UFU president William Irvine said the union is 'appalled' by the actions of some within the farming community

Advances in the use of reproductive technology within the UK sheep sector was one of the topics up for discussion at the Sheep Breeders Round Table held at Castle Donington. Angela Calvert reports

An FAI Farms project sponsored by McDonald’s UK and Ireland has seen positive results within their commercial suckler herd following the switch to adaptive multi-paddock grazing

When John Bailey and Heather Benbow sold their vet practice, they embarked on a lifestyle change that saw them become farmers for the first time. Tom Hunt finds out more