Feature - Livestock

Almost 1,000 producers and industry professionals attended the Gold Cup open day hosted by the 2026 winners, T.N. Morrow and Partners

A young Monmouthshire couple are the first generation in the family to introduce sheep into the farming system and have not been shy of success since they started. Ellie Layton reports.

After eight months together, a couple decided it was sink or swim as they took on a contract farming agreement in Northumberland

For one fifth-generation farming business, success has not come from radically reinventing the wheel, but sticking to the core principles of mixed farming

Young Teeswater breeder Amy Pattison heads back to Harrogate, with hopes to once again shine a spotlight on rare breeds at the Great Yorkshire Show

A switch to organic and a view on succession has led to a change in focus for the Hunter family and their milking goats

Looking to make the most of his land and buildings in a way that suited him, Ernie Harker is enjoying the benefits of switching to a lower risk system

Philip Close and his daughter Heather are still on a learning curve as they fine-tune their minimum-input suckler herd in Ayrshire, where priority is given to soil function and extended rest periods for the grazing

A familiar face on Welsh television screens, Alun Elidyr, is well known for his role as a Ffermio presenter following a career in acting, but also as a hill farmer in the Snowdonia National Park. Ellie Layton reports.

Feeding a total mixed ration to sheep based partly on home-grown beans has helped cut costs, improve animal health and meet sustainability goals on Myerscough College farms