Feature - Livestock

Amy Jo Reid, runs two EasyCare flocks on low-input systems, one of which is her own and the other is managed on a contract arrangement

The Duncan family have beef and sheep enterprises across three farms, with a hill unit at one end of Loch Lomond and two lowland holdings at the other end

Implementing a vaccine programme to control calf scour proved to be a turning point for Lake District farm

Optimising dairy beef calf rearing and finishing to meet market requirements is close to Laura Awdry’s heart and was the topic of her Nuffield Scholarship, inspired by her own farm enterprise

John Bell remains a living legend in the working sheepdog world, proving that age is no barrier to success when it comes to training and selling dogs

A family team sits at the heart of a Welsh mixed livestock farm, where strong stockmanship and careful planning underpin a sheep, poultry and beef system

With no experience in the sector and an unused poultry building to fill, Esme Marsh took a chance on a pig finishing scheme and has not looked back

From foot-and-mouth to farm to fork, why going regenerative is the next logical step for the family at Askerton Castle Estate in Cumbria

Farming is in the blood of the Thomas family, but in the last two decades the system has been transformed from dairy to an integrated beef and merchanting business.

Managing multiple farms and a commercial pheasant shoot is no mean feat, but teamwork is key to the Myers family’s success