Sheep

A Suffolk yearling ewe from Dafydd Jones, Ceredigion was awarded the overall inter-breed title after winning the native and lowland championship.

With the UK gearing up for what could be its hottest day in history, and temperatures forecast to top 40degC this week, farmers have been urged to take precautionary measures to protect their stock against heat stress.

IN the sheep rings the inter-breed judge, Bruce Goldie, Mouswald, had an impressive line-up of 46 breeds to chose from.

The livestock sector has a proven track record of attracting and maintaining domestic labour on-farm, with an extremely low reliance on migrant workers. Hannah Binns explores the reasons behind this.

Following a two-year break, the Royal Welsh Show returns with major changes at the helm. Barry Alston reports.

While family remains at the heart of the business at Nun Cote Nook Farm in the Yorkshire Dales, ensuring the business remains viable is paramount. Katie Fallon finds out more.

Zowie Bell was born within a stone’s throw of the tract of East Yorkshire common land, which she has managed for the past four years as its designated pasture warden. Wendy Short reports.

A new worming treatment check, designed to get farmers and their vets thinking about testing for whether or not wormers are working effectively long before animal performance is impacted, is in the process of being developed.

Tests have confirmed ML resistant sheep scab mites can be effectively controlled with organophosphate (OP) plunge dipping.

It was the Charolais champion, Maerdy Morwr, from David Stubbs of AJR Farms, Aberdeenshire, which was tapped out as this year’s Royal Highland Show inter-breed champion. Hannah Park and Katie Fallon report.