Livestock

Preliminary results of the Forage for CH4nge project were shared with farmers at a meeting in Leyburn, North Yorkshire

Making small, but significant tweaks to lambing management procedures can dramatically improve lamb survival

The industry has flagged concerns over a consultation on the issue in the Government’s A New Vision for Water report

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Ex-pig farmer John Walmsley, Blackburn, warns that higher welfare laws could once again undercut British farmers if trade protections are not enforced

Bulls from the Evans family’s Llwynhywel herd will be making the long trip to Stirling Bull Sales

Top-performing suckler herds focus on fertility, calf growth, tight calving patterns and targeted cow-calf inputs to produce heavier, healthier weaned calves.

The new Animal Welfare Strategy for England was debated in parliament on Wednesday (January 22)

Reporting unusual symptoms this calving season could play a vital role in catching bluetongue before it is too late.

Hamish Goldie has known Charolais all his life. His father Jim was one of the first to import them into the UK in 1969 and he now runs his own successful Goldies herd at South Bowerhouses, Dumfries

Voters were asked to choose from 12 fleecy contenders each representing the diversity and charm of the UK’s native breeds