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An entry of approximately 15,500 store lambs – a mixture of ewes and wethers…
Lamb producers must pull together to change tradition and put lamb back on plates all year round, Love Lamb Week organisers have urged…
An award-winning alpaca breeder is battling the Government to keep her animal alive after it tested positive for bovine tuberculosis (TB). She argues that the results were…
Almost 50 sheep are thought to have been stolen from a mountain farm belonging to an agricultural university in Wales. Police in North…
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced £200,000 of new funding to support the Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) 2018 Scotch Lamb promotional campaign. The…
A series of practical workshops to assist sheep producers in making the most from genetics and management to improve flock performance will be…
The revelation that the average British ram is lasting a year less than farmer expectations – and in some cases are costing producers…
The search is on to find the very best beef and sheep farms in Scotland for two high-profile farming awards. The AgriScot Scotch…
Bidders set a new record price of 3,400gn at Bank Farm flock sale over the weekend. The flock’s third on-farm sale was held on…
Farmers across the country are being warned not to buy potentially useless bales of rape straw treated with an active ingredient banned for…
Young Farmers have developed skills in sheep shearing as part of a new competition run by the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs…
Police and sheep industry leaders have raised concerns that many UK sheep worrying incidents are not being reported, masking the true extent of…
Jess Yeomans, a goat farmer from Llanvetherine near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, has today (Thursday, July 26) been announced as Wales Woman Farmer of…
A 700-ewe hill sheep farm has been picked for an award celebrating Wales’ most efficient and effective enterprises. As the Royal Welsh Agricultural…
Tesco is set to make a multi-million pound investment in the British lamb industry by introducing improved cost of production contracts for around…
A Worcestershire Lleyn flock has been recognised by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board as the most progressive flock of the breed in England. Bank…
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has produced a new infographic illustrating the animal welfare credentials of seven major UK farm assurance schemes. The…
Agricultural organisations from England, Scotland and Wales are uniting in a new initiative which will see them work together to communicate the benefits…
