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Livestock Hub

If you are after the latest information from the show and sales rings, are seeking practical advice on topics that might be affecting you, or are interested in what other livestock farmers are doing then FG Livestock has it covered.

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Bluetongue Temporary Control Zone announced in Monmouthshire
Animal Health

Bluetongue Temporary Control Zone announced in Monmouthshire

Tom Ryder
clock 02 October 2025 • 2 min read
Watch out for acorn poisoning this autumn
Livestock

Watch out for acorn poisoning this autumn

Katie Fallon
clock 01 October 2025 • 2 min read
Small abattoirs are critical to farming businesses, survey finds
Livestock

Small abattoirs are critical to farming businesses, survey finds

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 01 October 2025 • 3 min read
Artificial intelligence must serve the farmer not the other way around
Livestock

Artificial intelligence must serve the farmer not the other way around

Katie Jones
Katie Jones
clock 30 September 2025 • 3 min read
Livestock Features
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The initiative that is opening doors to the dairy industry
Livestock

The initiative that is opening doors to the dairy industry

Inspired by the New Zealand share farming system, Farming Partners is helping young farmers and new entrants get into the dairy industry by establishing joint ventures with landowners

clock 29 September 2025 • 6 min read
Commercial market is target for Pembrokeshire flock
Livestock

Commercial market is target for Pembrokeshire flock

Producing consistently for the commercial market has long been central to the Jones family's farming values, with ram sale season being their busiest period.

clock 22 September 2025 • 8 min read
Regen special: Diversification into livestock benefits West Yorkshire mixed farm
Livestock

Regen special: Diversification into livestock benefits West Yorkshire mixed farm

Alastair Trickett is transitioning his tenanted West Yorkshire arable unit to mixed enterprise farming, with sheep and beef grazing in rotation with the crops

clock 20 September 2025 • 7 min read
Collaboration is a winning strategy for two beef farms
Livestock

Collaboration is a winning strategy for two beef farms

Two small farms on the edge of the Peak District have come together to share skills, expertise and labour and have built a successful direct selling model as a result. Chloe Palmer finds out more

clock 15 September 2025 • 8 min read
How a Gloucestershire suckler herd cut finishing time by six weeks
Beef

How a Gloucestershire suckler herd cut finishing time by six weeks

Rob Rees, who manages Box Farm, on the River Severn in Gloucestershire, is working towards achieving a 100% Limousin suckler herd

clock 01 September 2025 • 8 min read
Hilltop flock with a lowland mindset: How one Welsh family is rethinking sheep farming
Sheep

Hilltop flock with a lowland mindset: How one Welsh family is rethinking sheep farming

Farming up to 1,300 feet above sea level is not stopping one Welsh farming family from running a sheep system akin to a lowland flock

clock 30 August 2025 • 5 min read
Technical Advice
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Focus on nutrition needed to extend layer longevity

Focus on nutrition needed to extend layer longevity

Q&A with an AHDB specialist: How to make the most of your slurry

Q&A with an AHDB specialist: How to make the most of your slurry

Top tips for managing crypto in calves

Top tips for managing crypto in calves

Beef special: Key considerations for cattle handling systems on-farm

Beef special: Key considerations for cattle handling systems on-farm

What you need to know about rumen drinking in calves

What you need to know about rumen drinking in calves

Fungal inoculant for maize boosts yield

Fungal inoculant for maize boosts yield

What you need to know about bird flu

What you need to know about bird flu

What you need to know about Schmallenberg virus

What you need to know about Schmallenberg virus

Beef
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Collaboration is a winning strategy for two beef farms
Livestock

Collaboration is a winning strategy for two beef farms

Farmers Guardian
clock 15 September 2025 • 8 min read
How a Gloucestershire suckler herd cut finishing time by six weeks
Beef

How a Gloucestershire suckler herd cut finishing time by six weeks

Farmers Guardian
clock 01 September 2025 • 8 min read
Challenges continue for suckler herds
Beef

Challenges continue for suckler herds

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 18 August 2025 • 2 min read
How a tight calving period can improve profitability
Beef

How a tight calving period can improve profitability

Angela Calvert
clock 14 August 2025 • 4 min read
Warwickshire family champions Simmental cattle after 50 years of pedigree breeding
Beef

Warwickshire family champions Simmental cattle after 50 years of pedigree breeding

Farmers Guardian
clock 04 August 2025 • 5 min read
Store cattle price inflation remains above the deadweight market
Beef

Store cattle price inflation remains above the deadweight market

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 01 August 2025 • 2 min read
Sheep
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Commercial market is target for Pembrokeshire flock
Livestock

Commercial market is target for Pembrokeshire flock

Ellie Layton
clock 22 September 2025 • 8 min read
Tight market supports sheep prices
Farm Business

Tight market supports sheep prices

Cedric Porter
clock 05 September 2025 • 5 min read
Industry celebrates Love Lamb week 2025: 'resilience is not optional, it is essential'
Sheep

Industry celebrates Love Lamb week 2025: 'resilience is not optional, it is essential'

Mia Willemsen
clock 01 September 2025 • 3 min read
Pigs
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The Farmers Guardian Podcast: Why farmers might want to consider finishing pigs as a business diversification

The Farmers Guardian Podcast: Why farmers might want to consider finishing pigs as a business diversification

UK pork producers see margins rise as feed prices drop

UK pork producers see margins rise as feed prices drop

Pig regulations to come into force today (August 13): What pig farmers need to know

Pig regulations to come into force today (August 13): What pig farmers need to know

How the Estonian Government is purchasing wild boar meat to tackle ASF

How the Estonian Government is purchasing wild boar meat to tackle ASF

Free-range pig enterprise delivers real farm to fork journey

Free-range pig enterprise delivers real farm to fork journey

Poultry
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Iceland Foods pushes cage-free egg commitment back two years

Iceland Foods pushes cage-free egg commitment back two years

Egg producer's success in business rate appeal provides clarity on exemption

Egg producer's success in business rate appeal provides clarity on exemption

Two Welsh bird flu cases add to 'mounting challenges' for farmers

Two Welsh bird flu cases add to 'mounting challenges' for farmers

Pig and poultry special: Enterprising Welsh young farmer's future lies with poultry

Pig and poultry special: Enterprising Welsh young farmer's future lies with poultry

Avian Influenza Prevention Zone housing measures lifted

Avian Influenza Prevention Zone housing measures lifted

Livestock Blogs
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Letters: "We estimated that cattle and sheep numbers may fall by 19% by 2033"

Letters: "We estimated that cattle and sheep numbers may fall by 19% by 2033"

Young Dog Handler Focus - Victoria Graham: "Each dog has been a huge part of my life"

Young Dog Handler Focus - Victoria Graham: "Each dog has been a huge part of my life"

View from the Rostrum - Meg Elliott: "There is no need for abuse at auctions"

View from the Rostrum - Meg Elliott: "There is no need for abuse at auctions"

View from the Rostrum - Matthew Probert: "UK farmers are made of tough stuff and will not be beaten"

View from the Rostrum - Matthew Probert: "UK farmers are made of tough stuff and will not be beaten"

Young Dog Handler Focus - Rory Owen: "Good breeding and type is a must"

Young Dog Handler Focus - Rory Owen: "Good breeding and type is a must"

Animal Health
Bluetongue Temporary Control Zone announced in Monmouthshire

Bluetongue Temporary Control Zone announced in Monmouthshire

Sheep euthanised as new strain of bluetongue identified

Sheep euthanised as new strain of bluetongue identified

First two cases of bluetongue confirmed in Wales as numbers in England hit 78

First two cases of bluetongue confirmed in Wales as numbers in England hit 78

Scotland and Wales to introduce new bluetongue movement rules

Scotland and Wales to introduce new bluetongue movement rules

Borders branded 'inadequate' as banned products pass through unchecked

Borders branded 'inadequate' as banned products pass through unchecked

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