Sheep

When it comes to Hebridean sheep, you would struggle to find an individual who regards the breed more highly than David Braithwaite. Hannah Park finds out more.

Farm groups have cautiously welcomed the Government’s new tariff schedule, which maintains protections for key agricultural products such as lamb, beef, poultry, cheese and butter.

It’s three years since the Parker family launched their 24-hour vending machine and it is, now more than ever, proving to be a vital lifeline for the local community. Chrissie Long reports.

Welsh Government’s failure to consider how to protect food security in its post-Brexit policy proposals was flagged as a major concern by respondents to a key consultation, held before the coronavirus pandemic.

Firefighters have rescued 40 sheep after a major blaze broke out on farm.

A report published by the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has revealed a ‘record’ improvement in retailers’ dealings with suppliers, but industry concerns over unfair trading practices remain.

’For many years, we have known that in order for the farm to survive, we had to diversify’ says Laura Lewis

Rural groups have warned farmers to be extra ‘vigilant’ following an alarming rise in large-scale sheep thefts during lockdown.

It is hard to remember a better climate for lambing. We have had six weeks of warm, dry days and, just as the last few hoggs lamb down, we had last week’s welcome rain to get the grass growing ahead of demand.

Livestock transport has become big business as supply chains have become increasingly diverse and, with animal welfare rightly at the fore during developments, the practice itself has experienced some change over the years. H