Sheep

Ahead of the Royal Three Counties Show, one Herefordshire farming enterprise with a fondness for Shropshire sheep shares why they are the breed of choice both inside and outside the showring. Ellie Layton reports.

The Aberdeenshire-based Seed family use performance recording to back up visual appraisal in order to best meet the demands of their pedigree breeding stock customers

During Scotland's flagship sheep event, Scotsheep, Quality Meat Scotland aims to highlight the importance of Scotland’s sheep sector and support the long-term potential of the wider red meat industry

Findings have led to the development a new breeding value (EBV) for methane output which feeds into the new Breed for CH4nge index that ranks animals on their breeding potential for a naturally low carbon footprint

As preparations ramp up for NSA Scotsheep, the Tilson family at Wedderlie Farm in the Scottish Borders look forward to welcoming visitors to their diverse hill farm

The Drovers made their special appearance at the launch event for this year’s Royal Welsh Show held at the Hay Festival, Dairy Meadows

Scottish livestock keepers and traders are being urged to prepare for tighter bluetongue movement restrictions from June 1, as seasonal disease controls come back into force

Lamb prices remain high despite passing the seasonal peak of demand

The Supporting British Sheep Farming report was launched by the NFU at Devon County Show

EXCLUSIVE: Farmers Guardian understands all the key equipment has been stripped out, with some of it transferred to the Kenilworth site and the rest sold