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How to respond to the Defra consultation of tailing docking and castration of lambs
Livestock

How to respond to the Defra consultation of tailing docking and castration of lambs

Farmers Guardian
clock 12 February 2026 • 3 min read
Farmer fined for 'extensive breaches' of cattle movement and bTB testing rules
Rural crime

Farmer fined for 'extensive breaches' of cattle movement and bTB testing rules

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 10 February 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy farmers meet new industry targets for antimicrobial use
Livestock

Dairy farmers meet new industry targets for antimicrobial use

Farmers Guardian
clock 10 February 2026 • 3 min read
'Cheap food is a priority', junior Gov minister tells British farmers
Politics

'Cheap food is a priority', junior Gov minister tells British farmers

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 09 February 2026 • 3 min read
Livestock Features
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From Belgium to Scotland: Sheepdogs at the heart of a hill farming dream
Livestock

From Belgium to Scotland: Sheepdogs at the heart of a hill farming dream

A determined Belgian couple with a go-getter attitude, supported by their team of working border collies, have carved out a new farming life in Scotland

clock 12 February 2026 • 9 min read
Calving preparation: Why the finer details of condition scoring, minerals and feeding matter
Livestock

Calving preparation: Why the finer details of condition scoring, minerals and feeding matter

On a recent webinar hosted by Teagasc, a Co Clare farmer taking part in its Future Beef project shares the benefits of enhancing attention to detail ahead of calving

clock 11 February 2026 • 6 min read
How a mixed farm in the Shropshire Hills is embracing regenerative farming
Farm Life

How a mixed farm in the Shropshire Hills is embracing regenerative farming

A move to regenerative farming has been helped by adding livestock breeds, changing systems and making use of technology on a Shropshire farm

clock 05 February 2026 • 8 min read
Three generations drive pedigree Beef Shorthorn success in Ceredigion
Livestock

Three generations drive pedigree Beef Shorthorn success in Ceredigion

Bulls from the Evans family’s Llwynhywel herd will be making the long trip to Stirling Bull Sales

clock 26 January 2026 • 7 min read
Goldies Charolais herd looking ahead to Stirling bull sales
Livestock

Goldies Charolais herd looking ahead to Stirling bull sales

Hamish Goldie has known Charolais all his life. His father Jim was one of the first to import them into the UK in 1969 and he now runs his own successful Goldies herd at South Bowerhouses, Dumfries

clock 23 January 2026 • 8 min read
Perthshire sheep farmers add value with Beltex wool and natural yarn business
Livestock

Perthshire sheep farmers add value with Beltex wool and natural yarn business

Few Beltex breeders see their sheep as other than a carcase and terminal sire breed, but one farming couple in Perthshire believe Beltex wool has a value worth exploiting

clock 19 January 2026 • 4 min read
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