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Livestock
Charolais bulls sold to 24,000gns with 101 bulls averaging 8,449, up 1,328 on 2021, setting the record for all breed averages at Stirling.
23 February 2022
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3 min read
Livestock
Saler bulls sold to a high of 8,000gns to average 4,809 less 47 than 2021, with a 91 per cent clearance rate.
23 February 2022
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2 min read
Livestock
A top bid of 30,000gns led the Simmental trade in the second round of February bull sales at Stirling.
23 February 2022
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4 min read
Farm Business
We are living in an ‘age of economic uncertainty’ that could see things get worse for farmers before they get better, a leading economist has warned.
23 February 2022
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2 min read
Arable
A lack of guidance surrounding sustainable farming means the UK may be ‘sleepwalking into its own food crisis’, an MP has cautioned.
23 February 2022
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2 min read
Farm Life
Thomas Saunders, 21, grew up on a mixed farm in Oakley, Bedfordshire. He is currently studying at Harper Adams University and is a NFU student and young farmer ambassador.
23 February 2022
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2 min read
Farm Life
February on-farm is all winter routine and maintenance, but off-farm it’s a classic month for squeezing in every committee meeting possible before every sheep farmer gets busy lambing.
23 February 2022
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3 min read
Farm Life
As I write, all the good done by Mother Nature’s own version of ‘dry January’ is being undone by Febru-rainy.
23 February 2022
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2 min read
Livestock
Leading a small entry at the North Wales Show Potential sale at Ruthin at 5,800 was a Charolais cross heifer bred by Gary Jones and family, Betws y Coed.
23 February 2022
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1 min read
Livestock
Defra Secretary George Eustice has outlined how Government intends to support livestock farmers to keep healthier, higher welfare animals.
22 February 2022
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1 min read
