livestock

The NFU dairy intentions survey found almost 10 per cent of dairy farmers said they would be likely to stop supplying milk by 2025, with smaller producers being the most impacted

Moredun Research Institute are leading a project to develop a parasitic worm vaccine.

Defra-funded research project looks to help farmers to understand soil health by listening to the noises made by earthworms

Livestock sustainability consultant Prof Jude Capper raised concerns over the children's book and its 'oversimplified' portrayal of livestock farming and its role to play in climate change

Funding for investment in livestock housing has been welcomed by the sector but some farmers are concerned about the logistics of securing planning permission and barriers to new entrants

With the sector recovering following two and a half years of crisis, Cedric Porter takes a look at the prospects in the pig sector.

Silage results look to be reflective of the variable weather conditions and indicate precise rationing will be key to maintain intakes

An environmental campaign group, River Action has released a series of videos across social media that seek to blame agriculture for river pollution

Recently the Farmers Guardian reported on a Wales civil service document which claimed ‘big emissions numbers in the Welsh agricultural inventory will always come from ruminants' and that ‘the elephant in the room is always livestock numbers'

RSPCA said the ewe had managed to crawl into a drain on a farm in Stair, Keswick, when it became stuck