Sheep

UK sheepmeat production is forecast to grow by 2% in 2025, largely supported by a ‘higher carryover of lambs from 2024', according to AHDB analysis

Farmers with wool still on-farm have been urged to send it, with strong demand seen at British Wool auctions

Natural Resources Wales said it would stop issuing new permits for farmers to dispose of sheep dip on land

More than 37,000 sheep have died from bluetongue in Portugal

Attention to detail is essential when lambing indoors, says Gwyn James, of Nettex

Interim results from a project to investigate ewe mastitis, which is estimated to cost the UK sheep industry £120m per year, were revealed at a Farming Connect webinar

Consistent lamb prices throughout 2024 have increased confidence among UK sheep farmers, with more than 83% saying they had maintained or increased the number of ewes to the ram last autumn

A stringent selection policy has brought steady improvement to the quality of Reuben Saunders' Wiltshire-based 420-ewe pedigree Lleyn flock

With world shearing championship titles to their names, husband and wife Richard and Ffion Jones run their family beef and sheep farm between pursuing their love of competitive shearing and wool handling

Farmers are encouraged to complete the survey, which can be found on the NSA website .The deadline for the survey is February 21 2025