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Northern Ireland’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has announced how he plans…
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has had to cancel its annual flagship event for October 2020. However, organisers of a major international agricultural show…
Since the beginning of June, depending on when the lambing season kicked off, weaning will have or will be taking place on many…
A mid-Wales vet has encouraged farmers to consider three main aspects when weaning lambs, in order to promote the long-term health and profitability…
Farmers unions across the UK have urged their retrospective governments to intervene after British Wool was refused access to a UK Government fund…
The nation’s love for kebabs and pizza helped takeaway sales of lamb and cheese soar by 80% during lockdown, according to estimates by…
A new virtual event is set to take place this weekend in place of the many cancelled to help sheep farmers connect during…
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has announced plans to launch a “gradual return” to physical inspections for priority members across its six quality assurance…
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has added a new series of webinars to its diary of virtual events. Topics for the seminars, which…
Britons’ spend on beef increased by more than a quarter over the last 12 weeks according to the latest retail sales data. Whilst the…
Beef and sheep farmers are encouraged to determine the best time and way to treat a group of animals before using anthelmintic worming…
The dry weather over the last few weeks has put farms under pressure, as grass growth rates continue to drop off. At this…
As we head into June, the task of weaning lambs on many farms will, or at least should, commence over the coming weeks.…
Almost 70 groups and individuals representing farmers, producers, vets and researchers from across the world have written an “open letter” to highlight the…
The price for last year’s wool has been set at just 32p/kg as the wool marketing board struggles to sell off a nine…
In recent years, more and more baled silage has been made and this year is no different. Tractors and balers have been busy…
With parched fields now a common sight across the countryside, extremely dry weather over the past two months is starting to have a…
With Ramadan ending on May 23, the final week of May has seen prime sheep prices cool at Scottish auctions, according to the…
