Sheep

The Welsh Conservatives have called for CCTV to become mandatory in abattoirs, branding the Government’s voluntary approach to date a ‘failure’.

I would like to start with a heartfelt apology to the people of Scotland. Last month I mentioned that an Englishman, an Irishman and a Welshman travelled to Scotland and achieved their 400-a-day shearing goals.

Familiar faces in North Country Cheviot circles, Bill and Fanny Elliot have had the tenancy at Hethpool for more than 20 years. With a change of hands approaching, Hannah Park pays them a visit.

A flying trade at the Scottish National Texel Sale, Lanark, saw a new UK record price for a sheep of 350,000gns when Charlie Boden and family, Stockport, Cheshire, sold Sportsmans Double Diamond.

Matt Styles is 25 and lives and works on a 1600 acre arable farm in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Along with his wife Floss, he runs a flock of 70 sheep.

Simon Zaugg shepherds one of Switzerland’s largest flocks in the mountainous Gantrisch region, situated between the lowlands and iconic Swiss Alps. Hannah Park finds out more about his unique lifestyle.

There were warnings failing to obey rules could close marts at a critical time for the industry

NFU Cymru is encouraging farmers in Wales to respond to a survey about the future of the uplands.

Scotland’s Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing believes his repeated calls for a sheep compensation scheme to mitigate the impact of Brexit have been heeded and has welcomed UK Government confirmation that work on such a sch

Many farmers up and down the country enjoy attending meetings held by vets and other organisations, but as lockdown put a stop to social gatherings how do farmers want to proceed into the new normal? Hannah Noble reports.