sheep

With just short of £4 million exchanging hands, it was a record-breaking trade at this year’s Kelso Ram Sales

Sean Fitzpatrick, of the Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers' Association, said: "How can anyone expect our sheep farmers to maintain this when their income, which needs to support not only a business but a home, is getting significantly cut?"

Chief executive of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Christopher Price said: "In May, the previous Government promised £3m to support the creation of new and mobile abattoirs though the Farming Investment Fund. Since then we have heard nothing"

With cases of bluetongue now reported as far north as Yorkshire, FG chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke to the UK, Welsh and Scottish Chief Veterinary Officers on the current situation

Having travelled far and wide, Martin Sætre has finally found home farming in Norway, and keeping the small family farm alive is one of main missions. Emily Ashworth finds out more

According to Dyfed-Powys Police, there have been more than 180 sheep stolen from farms in Wales since July

According to NFU Mutual, the theft of livestock cost farmers an estimated £2.7m in 2023

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

20 ewes and 20 lambs were stolen from a farm near Kinross

With #LoveLambWeek nearly over, Emily Ashworth looks into whether lamb needs an image overhaul