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Calf scours and pneumonia among youngstock in the beef suckler herd continues to be a major gripe for UK beef producers. Farmers Guardian reports.

Alister Davies started farming sheep in much the same way as anyone else. But then he had an epiphany, transformed nutrition, grassland management and daily liveweight gain, and this year had sold every lamb with U and R grades before the end of June.

Recent polls highlight knowledge gaps around worm monitoring strategies which threaten the sustainable use of anthelmintics.

With a risk of serious injury from hitting underground pipes and cables, Linesearch BeforeUDig (LSBUD) managing director Richard Broome looks at the importance of adopting safe digging practices

Co-products from the food and beverage industry are a crucial component to dairy and beef diets on one Buckinghamshire farm.

Unsafely stored fertiliser caused a major explosion in Lebanon on Tuesday

Despite improvements in mental health awareness, two thirds of farmers still say they would not seek professional help if they were concerned about their own mental health.

Loneliness is a key risk factor for mental health issues in farmers with 94 per cent of respondents to a Farmers Guardian online poll agreeing that it posed a risk to mental wellbeing.

Taking a lead from New Zealand where most dairy farms are using fresh semen, Cogent has identified a gap in the UK market which might provide an alternative solution to the needs of block calving farms.

Talk of broken supply chains is plentiful on agri-social media and in the farming press, but solutions are much harder to find.