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If you are after the latest information from the show and sales rings, are seeking practical advice on topics that might be affecting you, or are interested in what other livestock farmers are doing then FG Livestock has it covered.

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2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: 'It was a year that changed farming'
Livestock

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: 'It was a year that changed farming'

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 15 March 2026 • 2 min read
UK well prepared for another foot-and-mouth outbreak, Gov says
Politics

UK well prepared for another foot-and-mouth outbreak, Gov says

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 12 March 2026 • 5 min read
Sheep shearing visas extended for spring season
Sheep

Sheep shearing visas extended for spring season

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 10 March 2026 • 6 min read
Bluetongue: Farmers report worrying rise in cases of abortion and birth defects in calves
Livestock

Bluetongue: Farmers report worrying rise in cases of abortion and birth defects in calves

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 09 March 2026 • 5 min read
Livestock Features
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Organic North Yorkshire dairy farm wins Tye Trophy for conservation
Farm Life

Organic North Yorkshire dairy farm wins Tye Trophy for conservation

An upland family farm in the north Craven district of Yorkshire is demonstrating that conservation and working with nature can go hand-in-hand with commercial farming

clock 12 March 2026 • 8 min read
Behind the Thornbury Texel flock: "Get the females right and the tups will follow"
Livestock

Behind the Thornbury Texel flock: "Get the females right and the tups will follow"

At Westwood Park Farm in Herefordshire, the Thornbury Texel flock combines pedigree breeding with commercial performance, focusing on strong female lines, embryo transfer and careful sire selection

clock 10 March 2026 • 7 min read
Rotational grazing boosts margins to £1,400/ha on Northern Ireland farm
Livestock

Rotational grazing boosts margins to £1,400/ha on Northern Ireland farm

James Henderson has built a resilient system by doing one thing exceptionally well – growing and utilising quality home-grown forage

clock 09 March 2026 • 4 min read
'You cannot beat a Beltex for carcase': Inside a Cumbrian farm's breeding strategy
Livestock

'You cannot beat a Beltex for carcase': Inside a Cumbrian farm's breeding strategy

Striving to continue to add value to their mixed livestock enterprise, Cumbrian farmers Will and Gillian Sedgley value the Beltex for prime lamb production

clock 06 March 2026 • 6 min read
Sheep embryo transfer: An industry perspective
Livestock

Sheep embryo transfer: An industry perspective

Embryo transfer (ET) has been in use since the early 2000s, but over the past decade its growing presence in the sheep industry is prompting fresh debate among pedigree and commercial producers alike. Ellie Layton hears views from across the industry

clock 06 March 2026 • 9 min read
Renowned shearer, Matt Smith: "We are seriously motivated to go the extra mile to win this time"
Livestock

Renowned shearer, Matt Smith: "We are seriously motivated to go the extra mile to win this time"

Sheep shearer and award-winning farmer Matt Smith is in New Zealand for the 20th Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, which will take place in Masterton, New Zealand, from March 4-7 at the War Memorial Stadium. The event brings together top shearers and wool handlers from 28 countries and features machine shearing, blade shearing and wool handling.

clock 04 March 2026 • 4 min read
Technical Advice
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Fluid treatment key to combat calf scour

Fluid treatment key to combat calf scour

Pre-lambing ewe nutrition: The key to strong lambs and quality colostrum

Pre-lambing ewe nutrition: The key to strong lambs and quality colostrum

Management matters when it comes to mycoplasma

Management matters when it comes to mycoplasma

Six simple principles to improve calf housing

Six simple principles to improve calf housing

Top tips for controlling calf pneumonia on-farm this winter

Top tips for controlling calf pneumonia on-farm this winter

How to protect your flock against avian influenza this winter

How to protect your flock against avian influenza this winter

Heat stress and ram fertility: What you need to know this breeding season

Heat stress and ram fertility: What you need to know this breeding season

Managing beef diets this autumn and winter

Managing beef diets this autumn and winter

Beef
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Cattle grazing boosts nature recovery in Yorkshire Dales
Environment

Cattle grazing boosts nature recovery in Yorkshire Dales

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 08 March 2026 • 2 min read
First tariff-free UK beef arrives in the US
Beef

First tariff-free UK beef arrives in the US

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 02 March 2026 • 4 min read
Early maturity maize key to profitable net zero beef at Leicestershire farm
Livestock

Early maturity maize key to profitable net zero beef at Leicestershire farm

Farmers guardian
clock 02 March 2026 • 5 min read
Slower beef market should not herald a collapse in prices
Beef

Slower beef market should not herald a collapse in prices

Cedric Porter
clock 25 February 2026 • 3 min read
Farmers risk losing market share to imports without significant growth in beef herd, NBA says
Beef

Farmers risk losing market share to imports without significant growth in beef herd, NBA says

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 25 February 2026 • 2 min read
Letters: "Looking back, we've learned a lot in half a century of beef breeding"
Beef

Letters: "Looking back, we've learned a lot in half a century of beef breeding"

Philip Morgan
clock 24 February 2026 • 2 min read
Sheep
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Pregnant ewes stolen from farm during height of lambing season
Rural crime

Pregnant ewes stolen from farm during height of lambing season

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 14 March 2026 • 1 min read
Sheep shearing visas extended for spring season
Sheep

Sheep shearing visas extended for spring season

Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 10 March 2026 • 6 min read
Behind the Thornbury Texel flock: "Get the females right and the tups will follow"
Livestock

Behind the Thornbury Texel flock: "Get the females right and the tups will follow"

Ellie Layton
clock 10 March 2026 • 7 min read
Pigs
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Pig margins tighten in quarter four

Pig margins tighten in quarter four

Farmers must not be undermined by lower standard imports after farrowing crate changes, say MPs

Farmers must not be undermined by lower standard imports after farrowing crate changes, say MPs

Pig and poultry protein regulatory changes delayed until EU SPS agreement in place

Pig and poultry protein regulatory changes delayed until EU SPS agreement in place

Spanish ASF laboratory link ruled out

Spanish ASF laboratory link ruled out

Spanish laboratory could be source of ASF outbreak

Spanish laboratory could be source of ASF outbreak

Poultry
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Major food chains withdraw from Better Chicken Commitment's animal welfare policy

Major food chains withdraw from Better Chicken Commitment's animal welfare policy

NFU egg sector housing survey shows need for better planning and supply chain fairness

NFU egg sector housing survey shows need for better planning and supply chain fairness

Pig and poultry protein regulatory changes delayed until EU SPS agreement in place

Pig and poultry protein regulatory changes delayed until EU SPS agreement in place

National Housing Order declared in England

National Housing Order declared in England

Avian flu ramps up in Europe

Avian flu ramps up in Europe

Livestock Blogs
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View from the Rostrum - Grant Anderson: "Trade for both prime and store cattle continues to show momentum"

View from the Rostrum - Grant Anderson: "Trade for both prime and store cattle continues to show momentum"

View from the Rostrum – Andrew Clements: "Ultimately, the demand for dairy cows – albeit lessening – is still there"

View from the Rostrum – Andrew Clements: "Ultimately, the demand for dairy cows – albeit lessening – is still there"

View from the Rostrum - Russell Steer: "With numbers looking tight, there has never been a better time to market your stock"

View from the Rostrum - Russell Steer: "With numbers looking tight, there has never been a better time to market your stock"

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "The countryside should never be shut down again"

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "The countryside should never be shut down again"

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "Infectious diseases do not respect borders or species barriers, and we ignore this at our peril"

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "Infectious diseases do not respect borders or species barriers, and we ignore this at our peril"

Animal Health
2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: 'It was a year that changed farming'

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: 'It was a year that changed farming'

Wales set to miss bTB eradication target

Wales set to miss bTB eradication target

UK well prepared for another foot-and-mouth outbreak, Gov says

UK well prepared for another foot-and-mouth outbreak, Gov says

Future of British abattoirs in doubt following increases to food inspection charges

Future of British abattoirs in doubt following increases to food inspection charges

Bluetongue: Farmers report worrying rise in cases of abortion and birth defects in calves

Bluetongue: Farmers report worrying rise in cases of abortion and birth defects in calves

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