Farmers Guardian podcast special: First import of ovine embryos into the US from the UK

Swiss Valais Blacknose embryos arrived in the US on August 16

30 August 2023 • 1 min read

The first UK sheep embryos have been imported to the United States in the first of what is hoped to be a regular trade in ovine genetics.

John Wilkes, based in Washington, gives his analysis on what this means for the global sheep market and speaks to Dr Matthew Rolleston, a vet and livestock reproductive specialist in Maine, who took delivery of 137 UK Swiss Valais Blacknose embryos.

The Farmers Guardian Podcast: Behind the scenes at Cereals 26

The FG team reflects on the main action from this year’s event held at Diddly Squat Farm, including budget announcements, celebrity sightings and some encouraging slug statistics

Jane Thynne

16 June 2026 • 1 min read

Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian Podcast: "Take TB out of politics" – two farmers and a vet give their verdict on the road to a TB-free England

A new Farmers Guardian Podcast recorded at the Royal Cornwall Show lays bare the emotional and financial toll of bovine TB and what it will really take to beat it by 2038

Farmers Guardian

12 June 2026 • 2 min read