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Pig and poultry farmers warned silence on welfare concerns fuels activist campaigns
Poultry

Pig and poultry farmers warned silence on welfare concerns fuels activist campaigns

Olivia Midgley
clock 14 May 2026 • 2 min read
"Future of farming is very definitely not vegan" says MP hitting back at PETA's 'woke ideology' billboard
Livestock

"Future of farming is very definitely not vegan" says MP hitting back at PETA's 'woke ideology' billboard

Mia Willemsen
clock 13 May 2026 • 3 min read
Virbac confirms immediate UK availability of BTV8 bluetongue vaccine
Livestock

Virbac confirms immediate UK availability of BTV8 bluetongue vaccine

Olivia Skeoch
clock 12 May 2026 • 1 min read
One farmer's livestock worrying 'misery' leads to dog owner's second conviction
Take the lead

One farmer's livestock worrying 'misery' leads to dog owner's second conviction

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 07 May 2026 • 4 min read
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Farm-to-fork vision drives forward Herefordshire beef and arable farm
Beef

Farm-to-fork vision drives forward Herefordshire beef and arable farm

With their roots firmly in the farming community, the Davies family have grown their beef and arable system to create a farm-to-fork approach

clock 14 May 2026 • 5 min read
"Farming is my life": Young stockwoman Katie Aiken carving out a career in livestock
Livestock

"Farming is my life": Young stockwoman Katie Aiken carving out a career in livestock

Self-employed stockwoman Katie Aiken, 19, has already won some of the livestock industry’s top young handler titles while building her own flock and travelling the UK for lambing and show work

clock 12 May 2026 • 4 min read
The Northern Irish family achieving premium returns on a low-input, grass-based beef system
Livestock

The Northern Irish family achieving premium returns on a low-input, grass-based beef system

Beef cattle performance is closely monitored by the Turley family of Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, where the suckler herd policy is shaped by bovine TB constraints and a low-cost approach

clock 11 May 2026 • 7 min read
Free-range egg production boosts income and growth on Northern Ireland family farm
Poultry

Free-range egg production boosts income and growth on Northern Ireland family farm

A reliable income from free-range eggs has enabled the Gibson family to expand their farming business over the last five years

clock 06 May 2026 • 5 min read
No-shear, forage-fed, low-input: EasyCare system delivers for Aberdeenshire shepherd
Sheep

No-shear, forage-fed, low-input: EasyCare system delivers for Aberdeenshire shepherd

Amy Jo Reid runs two EasyCare flocks on low-input systems, one of which is her own and the other is managed on a contract arrangement

clock 04 May 2026 • 7 min read
Inside a Scottish farm running 2,000 ewes, suckler cows and a growing tourism business
Farm Life

Inside a Scottish farm running 2,000 ewes, suckler cows and a growing tourism business

The Duncan family have beef and sheep enterprises across three farms, with a hill unit at one end of Loch Lomond and two lowland holdings at the other end

clock 30 April 2026 • 7 min read
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