lamb

Sustainability central to the success of Welsh lamb and beef

Farm Business

Sustainability central to the success of Welsh lamb and beef

clock 24 July 2023 • 1 min read
Drugs bust leads to lamb discovery

Drugs bust leads to lamb discovery

Three people have been arrested after 10,000-worth of Class A drugs and a lamb were found in a car in Scotland.

clock 26 April 2023 • 1 min read
Ewe condition key to lamb performance

Livestock

Ewe condition key to lamb performance

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.

clock 14 April 2023 • 4 min read
Farmer 'heartbroken and furious' after 16 lambs killed in dog attack

Livestock

Farmer 'heartbroken and furious' after 16 lambs killed in dog attack

Significantly tightened legislation seems to be doing little to prevent free running dogs attacking sheep in Scotland.

clock 06 April 2023 • 2 min read
Dispelling the myths and learning about opportunities for halal

Livestock

Dispelling the myths and learning about opportunities for halal

At an AHDB event in Cumbria, Dr Awal Fuseini, halal sector senior manager at AHDB, discussed the halal market, focusing on both the misconceptions and positive opportunities it presents to UK sheep farmers.

clock 03 March 2023 • 5 min read
Tree planting drives hill flock dispersals

Livestock

Tree planting drives hill flock dispersals

Tree planting and rewilding are driving an increase in dispersals of hill flocks, according to Longtown auctioneer John Walton.

clock 28 October 2022 • 3 min read