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The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to hold a ewe management post-tupping event next month. The event will…
A ship carrying a total of 14,600 sheep has capsized for an unknown reason in Black Sea just off the coast of Romania. The…
Calls have been made for changes to British labelling in light of a BBC documentary highlighting the lower environmental and welfare standards food…
Major UK retailer Waitrose has announced plans to source all of its own-label fresh and frozen lamb from British lamb producers. Waitrose will…
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced the return of its popular Next Generation Ambassador programme after a one-year break. The programme, which…
As we edge closer to the lambing season, farmers across the country will be looking to draft the last of this year’s crop…
Over the next few weeks, many farmers will be drafting their remaining lambs or getting ready to house them for the winter period.…
A Kelso farm, which showcases excellence in the production of livestock in Scotland, has been announced as the winner of the AgriScot Scottish…
Scientists have detected an exotic tick-borne parasite within sheep in the north of Scotland, according to a new study. The research, by scientists…
This time tomorrow one of three exceptional sheep businesses will have been named Scotland’s top sheep farm of the year at AgriScot. The…
NFU Scotland is reminding hill farmers and crofters that the deadline for applying to the Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme (SUSSS) is approaching.…
The breeding season is coming to a close for many early-lambing flocks and, by now, many of these flocks will be housed for…
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), has scooped four major awards at the 2019 CIPR Cymru Wales PRide Awards ceremony in…
Farmers in north Wales, north-west England and Scotland are being warned of the risk factors of liver fluke, due to the inclement conditions…
Exports of UK beef (both fresh and frozen) increased by 18% to August of this year, while sheepmeat exports rose by 20% in…
A sheep farmer from Co. Down has been recognised for his grassland management techniques by the British Grassland Society (BGS). John Martin, from…
A sheep that broke records in recent years for the world’s heaviest fleece has died, it has emerged. The sheep, named “Chris”, died…
Big players in the British sheep industry are going to war against anti-farming campaigners, hoping to ‘set the record straight’ with a series…
