livestock

With most dairy farms in the UK over-supplementing diets with at least one mineral, understanding the mineral requirement at each stage of production is important for productivity, efficiency and the environment

Being at the heart of the action is what Ben Wilson enjoys most. Sarah Todd meets the teenage auctioneer who is bidding to be the best

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno. His Farm Business Tenancy covers the 58 hectares (143 acres) at Parc Farm, plus 364ha (900 acres) of grazing rights on the hill

The Cornock family from Pembrokeshire said the impact of TB on the farm has become 'much worse' since being put under severe interpretation testing. Their hard has dropped significantly from 338 to 243

Devon farm vet, Mr Dick Sibley, said he has been removed from Defra's bovine TB partnership group for ‘challenging' the current bTB programme and its lack of strategic approach

Meg Elliott on the rise in prices for stock

Implementing rotational grazing strategies to make your grass go further can be a key way to achieve optimal lamb performance while reducing input costs

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

The display of 5,500 wellies will depict the 5,500 agricultural jobs that are predicted to be lost based on 100 per cent take up of the Sustainable Farming Scheme

Stephen Dodsworth on worries ahead