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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.

The SNP leadership race is taking shape with none of the three candidates announced so far having an obvious link with farming.

A new database of 19 insect genomes encompassing some of the most damaging pests of crops worldwide has been made publicly available.

A Leading horticulture body has hit out at supermarkets saying that retailers’ failure to back British growers over the winter has led directly to empty shelves and rationing.

Careful selection of maize varieties is helping a large-scale beef enterprise in North Yorkshire to finish cattle within 90 days and maximise biogas yield from an anaerobic digestion plant. Debbie James reports

New data emerging from a study involving Welsh sheep flocks shows good potential to significantly reduce the number of ewes that need to be wormed around lambing time.

The 34-year-old world record price for a Galloway was smashed at breed society’s show and sale at Castle Douglas, when a call of 26,000gns was made for Blackcraig Dyker from John, Ann and Iain Finlay, Blackcraig, Corsock.

To date I’ve not found any larval damage – there is still plenty of time for it to show its head, but I believe we are keeping on top of it.

Badger culling has to be part of the strategy to combat bovine TB, Farming Minister Mark Spencer told the NFU Conference.

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.