livestock

Alison Braddock, of SRUC Veterinary Services discusses the key considerations for protecting livestock from diseases

In the brand new launch video for 24 Hours in Farming, leading farmers urge public to get behind the industry

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers.

The Norfolk MP says activists should not be allowed to stop people 'enjoying a bacon sandwich'

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

A new Morrisons event aims to bring farmers in store to see where their produce ends up, and what consumers really want from their weekly shop. Farmers Guardian finds out more

The Environment Agency said they had listened to concerns and will hold application charges for sheep dip disposal at the current rate of £2,708

This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers

Kate farms alongside her husband Jim on their farm near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Farming 122 hectares (300 acres), the main enterprise consists of 800 breeding ewes and cider made on-site from their orchards. She is a mum of two, runs Kate’s Country School on-farm and is the woodland creation officer for Stump Up For Trees

During quarter one, Britain exported 27,150 tonnes of beef, up 3.7 per cent on year earlier figures, with the value of exports up by 0.7 per cent