13 January 2022
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3 min read
Cost and carbon footprint have driven a Devon family to reduce the number of replacements reared. The facts that it costs nearly 2,000 to rear a replacement heifer to calving and that unproductive animals...
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Now is a good time to be assessing leys, but any improvements should be considered within the wider context of the farm
06 March 2026
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5 min read
Striving to continue to add value to their mixed livestock enterprise, Cumbrian farmers Will and Gillian Sedgley value the Beltex for prime lamb production
06 March 2026
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6 min read
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
06 March 2026
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9 min read
