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Colostrum is key to overall calf health and performance, but good management is paramount for high concentration and efficient absorption of antibodies.

There is a shortage of hedgelayers, but it could provide the perfect opportunities for young people. Howard Walsh meets two female hedgelayers who are key to this rural crafts future.

The provision and quality of water is paramount to overall cow health and performance, but these are areas of management which are often overlooked.

This #EarthDay, check out some interesting articles about how farming and agriculture is part of the solution!

The drive to produce high quality stock lies at the heart of one Teesdale hill farm, where the Hutchinson family are overcoming the limitations of upland farming by taking a less is more approach.

On this weeks Over the Farm Gate podcast livestock reporter, Katie Fallon talks to the UKs Chief Veterinary Officer, Christine Middlemiss, after housing measures for bird keepers in England were lifted this week.

Farmers and rural communities are being reminded that the Governments new Emergency Alerts system will be tested at 3pm on Sunday April 23.

The parents of a young farmer who took his own life on New Years Day are launching a mammoth tractor relay to help raise awareness about mental health.

Spring in the countryside is a celebration of life in rural Britain. Here, Emily Ashworth talks to one of industry’s most well-known shepherdesses, Zoe Colville, AKA The Chief Shepherdess.

With lamb performance heavily reliant on the ewe’s milk supply, ensuring ewes are in the best condition pre-and post-lambing is key to achieving high lamb growth rates.