Livestock

Farmers Guardian are carrying out a survey to understand livestock farmers' thoughts on vaccinating for bluetongue and how the disease might be impacting trade on-farm

Farmers with suckler herds are continuing to face challenges despite higher prices this year, with Defra prime cattle slaughter figures pointing to a significant reduction of nearly 5% in Great Britain in the first half of 2025

The Beltex Sheep Society’s Premier Sale, supported by Farmers Guardian, once again topped at 60,000gns, with ram lambs leading the trade and twice breaking the Beltex lamb breed record

With the current high cattle prices, making the most of sucklers and keeping calving intervals tight is essential

Pig feed costs make up an estimated 61% of total costs, according to the AHDB

Second cut silage analyses clearly highlight how the weather has influenced silage quality and potential rumen efficiency

It follows the legislation coming into force in the dairy sector, with all pig contracts to be compliant in August 2026

A new high health and efficiency young sire has entered the running in the genomic index ranking, published this week by AHDB

Farmers are being encouraged to start investing in EID systems now to get the most out of the technology before it becomes mandatory in 2027