The AHDB Beef and Lamb-funded project Challenge Sheep has now reached its third year and has, so far, identified a number of key points. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian reports.
Industry bodies have warned of the potential consequences of some of the proposed policies ahead of today’s Budget. Cedric Porter reports.Ìý
Organic farmer, Matt Ridley, has finished his lambs without concentrates for the past seven years achieving the top two grades on forage and grass alone. Ann Hardy reports.
Managing ewes correctly in the last few weeks before lambing is critical. If things go wrong at this stage, lamb birth weight could be low, lamb losses high, colostrum quantity and quality poor, and lamb growth below target.
US trade gains in 2019 and prospects for US-UK trade negotiations were outlined at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) annual Outlook Forum held in Arlington, Virginia writes John Wilkes.
A record breaking 360 tractors turned out to support Knaresborough Young ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Club on March 9 in their annual tractor run to fundraise for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Pregnant ewes are a major source of worms on pasture during the grazing season, which is why farmers have traditionally wormed their pregnant stock.
Are you okay? It is sometimes a difficult question to answer, difficult to answer honestly. As farmers we can be stubborn. You cannot live a life where you feed and check livestock every single day through the monotony of winter without being.
The twin challenges of increasing CSFB resistance to pyrethoids and the negative impact of these insecticides on natural insect predators of the pest came under the spotlight at the AICC conference.