24 January 2026
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6 min read
Top-performing suckler herds focus on fertility, calf growth, tight calving patterns and targeted cow-calf inputs to produce heavier, healthier weaned calves. The average cost of production (per cow...
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Hamish Goldie has known Charolais all his life. His father Jim was one of the first to import them into the UK in 1969 and he now runs his own successful Goldies herd at South Bowerhouses, Dumfries
23 January 2026
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8 min read
The sheep industry must actively engage with Defra’s long-awaited consultation on castration and tail docking methods to ensure future policy reflects the realities of commercial sheep farming, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has said.
20 January 2026
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2 min read
Cumbria based, Cathy Cassie, is a contact shepherd, and has not let being born without connections to agriculture limit her drive.
20 January 2026
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5 min read
