Sheep
Livestock
A young farmer has focused on a preventative and proactive health management path to enhance the flock’s future. Ellie Layton finds out more.
13 January 2023
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6 min read
Livestock
While Europe continues to import the lion’s share of UK sheep meat, global export markets are growing with AHDB identifying the US as a priority market for 2023.
13 January 2023
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2 min read
Livestock
A focus on ewe nutrition during the last six to eight weeks of pregnancy can help produce healthy lambs and maintain ewe health, says Bryn Hughes, of Wynnstay
13 January 2023
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5 min read
Livestock
British Wool is offering young farmers an opportunity to attend a beginner shearing course, enabling YFC members to work towards a Blue Seal award.
11 January 2023
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1 min read
Livestock
Liberal Democrat MP Helen Morgan has accused a Government minister of ‘insulting’ British farmers, after he championed the benefits of buying New Zealand lamb.
10 January 2023
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2 min read
Livestock
More than 25 pregnant sheep have been killed in Kent in what local officers are calling ‘the worst livestock attack’ the force has ever seen.
04 January 2023
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1 min read
Livestock
With exports of red meat reaching £1.3bn in the first nine months of 2022, AHDB take a look at the most important markets for British exporters
04 January 2023
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5 min read
Livestock
A new breed record of 35,000gns for a Texel ewe lamb was set at Carlisle when the Plasucha flock was dispersed on behalf of Robert Bennett, Meiford, Powys.
03 January 2023
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2 min read
Livestock
There is huge value for sheep farmers in collecting data on their flocks, with the knowledge and information which can be derived from it enabling better decision making.
31 December 2022
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3 min read
Livestock
Exceeding targets for ewe efficiency and lamb growth rates is helping a Welsh sheep farm to become more carbon efficient.
31 December 2022
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4 min read
