Sheep
Study: Sheep involved in human livelihoods for 11,000 years
Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans...
Sheep
Sheep
Bluetongue restrictions ease as seasonal vector low period announced
The UK’s chief veterinary officer has announced that the country is now in the seasonal vector low period for bluetongue...
Rural Life
Wiltshire farmer convicted of animal welfare charge
Wiltshire Council has announced the sentencing of local farmer, Daniel Hayward, who received a 10 month imprisonment, suspended for 12...
Dairy
Foot-and-mouth vaccine bank activated in Germany
The state of Brandenburg in Germany has announced that it has activated its foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank. Earlier this...
Sheep
NSA urges vigilance following news of foot and mouth in Germany
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has called for vigilance among the nation’s sheep farmers, following the news of a confirmed...
N.Ireland
Concern about foot-and-mouth in NI with lack of import ban
Concern is mounting in some political spheres about the lack of a ban on the import of livestock from Germany...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers recruited for new sustainable breeding project
Meat Promotion Wales – Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC), has announced a new project aimed at developing breeding strategies to reduce...
Sheep
NSA seeks policy enthusiasts for complementary London trip
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced it has opened applications for young sheep farmers with a particular interest in...
Sheep
Three sheep die and 57 rescued following flooding in Scotland
Three sheep died and 57 were rescued after becoming stranded during flooding on farmland in Scotland on the last day...
N.Ireland
Exceptional growth rates continue for winter barley, wheat and oats
The recent mild weather has encouraged exceptional growth rates in winter barley, wheat and oat crops throughout the country. So...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch launches new five-year strategy
AgriSearch, the Northern Ireland Agricultural Research and Development Council, recently launched a new strategy statement for the next five years....
Sheep
NSA Cymru names recipient of lifetime achievement award
The National Sheep Association Cymru (NSA), has named David Pittendreigh as the 2024 recipient of the NSA Bob Payne Award...
Beef
NZ beef and lamb farm group says climate policies ‘out of step’
Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), a organisation representing cattle and sheep farmers in New Zealand, has said that the...
Sheep
NSA launches new survey into sheep worrying by dogs
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has launched a new survey which aims to gain insight into the severity and impact...
N.Ireland
UFU webinars to focus on beef and lamb efficiency
Beef and lamb efficiency sets the theme of two webinars set to be held by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU),...
Agri-Business
Lower levels of beef and sheep production forecast for UK
New industry analysis has forecast lower levels of beef and sheep meat production in Great Britain by 2030. The work...
Sheep
The Farming Network to host sheep scab information night
The Farming Network has embarked on various initiatives, including an upcoming information night, aimed at tackling the prevalence of sheep...
Beef
Welsh meat will be on display at Paris SIAL trade fair
Welsh lamb and beef will be featured at SIAL Paris, the world’s largest food and drink trade fair, later this...
