Sheep

EU farm and food chain groups have called for temporary arrangements to be put in place to protect trade with the UK in the event that a free trade deal cannot be agreed by the end of the year.

A Parliamentary group has called on the Government to develop a ‘UK Strategy for Abattoirs’ in order to stem the tide of small slaughterhouse closures.

The Prime Minister has backed a plan from Defra Secretary George Eustice to slap high tariffs on imports of sub-standard food.

Good soil health is one of the drivers behind strong grassland results. Hannah Park reports.

New season lambs fell by 5 per cent to 249p/kg in the week to May 27 and old season prices were 11 per cent lower at 187p/kg.

In order to collaboratively investigate ways to deliver nature-friendly farming, 120 farms across the South Downs have formed into six ‘farm clusters’.

Sheep farmers Peter Williams and Bedwyr Jones are the first to bring the ‘fat tailed’ Damara breed into the UK.

With the industry still geared towards a net zero emissions target, carbon accounting could be increasingly demanded to explain and improve farm business carbon output. Hannah Park reports.

Lucerne has largely been seen as a cutting crop in the UK, but a new on-farm study will look at how the crop can be used for grazing ewes and lambs.

Fourth-year results from the RamCompare project reveal seven different breeds at the top of the leader tables for carcase traits.