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The retailer has launched a range of wool mattresses following reports of farmers burying or burning wool due to low prices

The retailer has launched a range of wool mattresses following reports of farmers burying or burning wool due to low prices

AVERAGES were up on the year across all sections at the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian supported Beltex Sheep Society’s premier sale at Carlisle.

Pit your skills against a professional livestock judge and be in with the chance of winning £250 plus a £250 ram voucher.

Pit your skills against a professional livestock judge and be in with the chance of winning 250 plus a 250 ram voucher.

THE beef inter-breed championship at Garstang Show, which was judged by a panel comprising the breed judges of each section in the show and a member of the public, ended in a tie.

For many farmers, the cost and availability of straw has focused the mind on other options for bedding sheep, with slats often high on the list.

The role of Blackface sheep has been well refined at Calla Farm in the years since the family moved here in 1969. Ewan Pate finds out more about how they fit into the business mix.

THE early NSA Wales and Border ram sale held at Builth Wells saw 211 rams sold with a clearance rate of 73.5 per cent.

THE early NSA Wales and Border ram sale held at Builth Wells saw 211 rams sold with a clearance rate of 73.5 per cent.