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Research work into breeding strategies to reduce methane emissions from ruminants is ongoing in Ireland

Bill and Cath Grayson have been earning a living from conservation grazing since 2002 and believe that the service they provide has a bright future. Wendy Short reports.

FG senior livestock reporter Hannah Park catches up with breed society representatives after the first and second round of February Stirling bull sales.

With the interpretation that livestock production is destroying the planet, has the role which ruminants play within society been forgotten?

Livestock farmers have expressed concerns about delays in cattle passports being received on farm, and are calling for British Cattle Movement Service to have an online option to help speed up the process.

Salers bulls at the second round of Stirling bull sales this month sold to a 6,000gns high, with 12 bulls sold to average 4,235, back 574 on the year, with a 57 per cent clearance rate.

It was a bid of 28,000gns which topped the Simmental trade at the second round of Stirling bull sales, with the 97 bulls sold averaging 7,260, a record breed average for a February sale, up 425 on 2022 with a clearance rate of 88 per cent.

More than 15,000 has so far been raised by a concerned Clarkson’s Farm viewer in support of a dairy farmer whose herd has been hit by bovine TB.

More than £15,000 has so far been raised by a concerned Clarksons Farm viewer in support of a dairy farmer whose herd has been hit by bovine TB.

Improving forage quality thorough better grazing management could be a way to reduce methane output on-farm.