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THE early NSA Wales and Border ram sale held at Builth Wells saw 211 rams sold with a clearance rate of 73.5 per cent.

Lamb prices may have ’slipped away’ across UK marts in recent weeks, but industry has voiced cautious optimism that trade will stay buoyant in the coming months.

THE early NSA Wales and Border ram sale held at Builth Wells saw 211 rams sold with a clearance rate of 73.5 per cent.

Historically, most farmers use more rams than they need, according to veterinary surgeon Will Barker, of Castle Farm Vets, Barnard Castle.

#Farm24, agriculture’s biggest online event, took social media by storm as it trended at number one on Twitter yesterday.

A Cambridgeshire family farm has defeated Swedish dairy-alternative giant Oatly in court over an alleged trade mark infringement.

The Board of Trade, a Government body headed up by Trade Secretary Liz Truss, has claimed buying local food is ‘not always the most environmentally sustainable choice’.

SCOPS, with the backing and support of the Moredun Research Institute, the National Sheep Association and the Sheep Veterinary Society, has issued a letter to the sheep sector with renewed advice to farmers to include the newer group 4 and 5 wormers in their worm control plans now.

After an easier year for oilseed rape, the crop is expected to claw back some of its reputation this harvest, and area is predicted to rise again for the 2021/22 season.

The Farmers Guardian team are gearing up to film a host of live streaming from their different bases across the UK.