animal welfare

Ulster Farmers' Union says strength of feeling across membership is 'unlike anything we have witnessed for many years'

Farmers Guardian livestock specialist Ellie Layton on the EU's review of animal welfare during transport

Farmers in the Group will earn an additional amount per kg by meeting a new set of standards focused on quality, breeding, animal health and welfare, and sustainability

Welsh livestock owner fined more than £16,000 as inspectors find lame animals and maggot-infested carcass

South East water has established an industry-first livestock register, tailoring alternative water support directly to agricultural customers

In the last 10 years, producers and vets have 'steadily' shifted their focus towards ‘improving herd health, tightening biosecurity and refining management practices'.

James Brayley, 28 from Dorchester, is a first generation dairy farmer, milking 140 Holstein Friesians

Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on what agricultural shows have taught him about the farming community