Sheep

The national show and sale of pedigree Suffolks at Shrewsbury topped at 23,000gns for a Forkins McCoy sired ram lamb from Arnold Oare’s Flintshire based Groes flock.

There were signs of demand dropping for lamb, beef and pork as consumers opt for cheaper alternatives. By Jac Williams

It was the South Country Cheviot champion from David Douglas and family’s Catslackburn flock, Yarrow, which took the supreme sheep championship at Border Union Show, Kelso, as the event returned to the calendar for the first

Mixed swards can play a crucial role in helping livestock farmers counter the effects of drier, warmer summers and can help reduce the volume of inputs, but they also require careful management. Jonathan Wheeler reports.

Selling sheep meat ’with a story’ could be crucial to tapping into the US market.

With margins continuing to be eaten into by high costs, Cedric Porter takes a look at the market for beef and lamb

Farmers in England could receive funding by helping Defra test its Annual Health and Welfare Review.

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.