The Scottish National Texel sale at Lanark peaked at 70,000gns but averages were down on the year.
With autumn block calving around the corner, experts are urging farmers to report and investigate all abortions and stillbirths to understand disease status and identify how to protect their herds in future
The meeting took place on Helen Drinkall's upland beef and sheep farm in Lancashire and it was a chance for the Minister to see the issues upland farmers still have with the Sustainable Farming Incentive
"We believe as many as two million pensioners who find paying their energy bills a real stretch will be seriously hit by this cut."
BBC documentary 'Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me' has been blasted by farming groups as ‘irresponsible, inaccurate and unacceptable’
"Accept that this is a part of our great British landscape and that people are working in a time critical environment"
There is a difference between what Swiss people vote for and what they buy at the shop
The Young BFAs, a brand-new initiative launched as part of the prestigious British Farming Awards and hosted by Farmers Guardian, aims to recognise and celebrate the remarkable upcoming talent within the agricultural industry
Julie Ashfield, managing director of buying at Aldi, said: "We have been able to hit our 100% cage-free target more than a year early."
Reports of 'hasty rewrites' after screening failed to reveal farm had faced three instances of bTB reinfection following filming