Sheep

The case for a network of local abattoirs has been well made, including in a recent report by The Prince’s Countryside Fund, but it may not be a realistic proposition, according to a retail butcher.

John Gent was announced as the winner of the inauguralDavid Thomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Borderway Agri Expo event.

Heifers led the supreme judging as the Borderway Agri-Expo event returned to Carlisle for the first time since 2019.

With the red meat industry under the microscope on sustainability, Alex Black spoke to Dawn Meats’ Sarah Haire about their environmental commitments and why it was so important

THREE days of Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association C District ram sales at Kirkby Stephen peaked at 60,000.

A collective of evidence that provides balance into the sustainability debate is at the heart of newly launched work from Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) that aims to support farmers to becoming more sustainable.

Blackface rams met a spectacular trade at Lanark, with ram lambs topping at 130,000 and the sale averaging 7,665, up almost 2,000 on the year.

A collective of evidence that provides ‘balance’ into the sustainability debate is at the heart of newly launched work from Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) that aims to support farmers to becoming more sustainable.

Sheep producer Greg Dalton is proud of the environmental contribution made by his upland farm near St John’s Chapel in Co Durham. Wendy Short reports.

THE average for ram lambs was up and the breed record smashed twice at the Farmers Guardian supported show and sale of Bluefaced Leicesters at Hawes.