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At the Luing Cattle Society premier sale at Castle Douglas there was a strong demand for bulls which topped at 24,000gns and averaged 7,330, an increase of 768 on the year.

One of the leading suppliers of labour through the Seasonal Workers Scheme has had its licence revoked.

Welsh farms have significantly increased farmland bird populations since growing seed-bearing cover crops and providing supplementary seed feeding stations.

Following the launch of Defra’s Annual Health and Welfare Review last week, Katie Fallon looks at how farmers can get involved.

Red Tractor and Defra have sought to allay farmers’ concerns that the vet review, which is part of the new Animal Health and Welfare Pathway, is not a duplicate of the current annual health and performance review required within the Red Tractor standards.

Northern parts of Scotland and the northeast of England are likely to get the strongest gusts of wind, possibly in excess of 75mph

Animal health and welfare are to be next areas covered by the preparing for Sustainable Farming initiative.

TOPPING the Highland Cattle Society sale at Oban on Monday at 22,000gns was Seamus of Benmore.

A row over eggs at the NFUS conference only served to show how fragile relationships are between farmers and their supermarket customers.

Limousin bulls sold to 45,000gns to average 8,230, up 335 on the year, with an 85 per cent clearance rate at Carlisle.