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25 Nov 2020
The CropTec show is for all farmers and agronomists seeking the latest information on innovative methods to increase profits from crop production.
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12 Jan 2021
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Sheep

Prolonged fly season expected

Prolonged fly season expected

30 Mar 202011:11
Farmers should be prepared to protect their stock from flies earlier this year with the mild weather expected to increase fly numbers and prolong the season, warns a leading biologist.
AdviceBeefdairylivestocksheepWelfare
Getting ahead with spring reseeds

Getting ahead with spring reseeds

27 Mar 202012:01
Extreme winter weather has left a legacy of catch up jobs, and managing existing grassland and assessing which fields need to be reseeded is among them.
BeefdairyGrasslandlivestocksheep
Inflammation - the hidden milk thief

Inflammation - the hidden milk thief

27 Mar 202011:38
RESEARCH by Zinpro shows supplementing the diet with zinc could help to reduce inflammation in dairy cows during the transition period and even increase milk yield.
BeefdairylivestockNutritionsheep
Getting a handle on dry matter

Getting a handle on dry matter

27 Mar 202010:30
Livestock farmers are being challenged to obtain one tonne more of utilised dry matter from grass this year, as latest figures highlight improved pasture in Great Britain could be under- performing by about 4tonne DM/ha (1.6t
BeefdairyGrasslandlivestocksheepTechnology
Soil health focus underpins quest for sustainable lamb production 

Soil health focus underpins quest for sustainable lamb production 

27 Mar 202008:01
For Ian Horsely, what happens below ground on his 56-hectare (140-acre) unit near Bromyard, Worcestershire, is key to his farming future, and utterly dependent on the way he farms.
Grasslandlivestocksheep
Shearing 2020: Support system in discussions amid travel restrictions

Shearing 2020: Support system in discussions amid travel restrictions

26 Mar 202012:28
Industry organisations have joined forces to discuss a possible support system to offset any shearer labour shortages due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
BusinesslivestocksheepWelfare
Agricultural supplies plentiful

Agricultural supplies plentiful

25 Mar 202011:01
Agricultural supply networks say they have seen no evidence of stockpiling amid the Covid-19 panic, despite anecdotal reports.
BeefdairylivestockNutritionPigScotlandsheep
Research gets a huge boost towards a new generation louping ill vaccine

Research gets a huge boost towards a new generation louping ill vaccine

25 Mar 202010:01
A partnership has been launched between Moredun and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) to tackle the problem of louping ill, an often fatal tick-borne virus, to which sheep and red grouse are particularly suscept
livestocksheepWelfare
Suppliers seek alternative markets as out-of-home eating nosedives

Suppliers seek alternative markets as out-of-home eating nosedives

24 Mar 202015:30
With 40 per cent of food eaten out of the home in the UK, the Government’s decision to close pubs and restaurants will have a major impact on demand.
AdviceBeefBusinessCropsdairyPrices & trendssheeptrade
Exploring R&D tax benefits

Exploring R&D tax benefits

22 Mar 202007:00
The Government has committed extra research and development spending, while farmers are being urged to explore the tax benefits of bringing more innovation to their businesses.
arableBeefBusinessCropsdairyfarm lifegrantcheckerGrasslandlivestockPigsheep
Do not stockpile vet medicines, warns regulator

Do not stockpile vet medicines, warns regulator

17 Mar 202009:50
Stockpiling animal medicines is unnecessary, costly and, in the case of prescription only products, illegal, the Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority has warned.
BeefdairylivestockPigsheep
Police appeal after eighteen sheep ‘deliberately’ run over and killed

Police appeal after eighteen sheep ‘deliberately’ run over and killed

16 Mar 202011:26
Police have urgently appealed to the public for more information after eighteen sheep were deliberately run over and killed in Warwickshire.
livestockRural crimesheepWarwickshire
Coronavirus has limited effect on commodity prices, so far

Coronavirus has limited effect on commodity prices, so far

13 Mar 202010:47
Coronavirus has had a limited impact on UK agricultural commodity prices.
arableBeefBusinessCropsdairylivestockNutritionsheep
Tom Wood: The Artisan Butcher

Tom Wood: The Artisan Butcher

12 Mar 202012:00
We are celebrating National Butchers Week by catching up with Tom Wood, Artisan Butcher
BeefBusinesscareersdairyfarm lifePigRecipessheep
Sheep special: Improving the lifetime performance of ewes

Sheep special: Improving the lifetime performance of ewes

11 Mar 202008:00
The AHDB Beef and Lamb-funded project Challenge Sheep has now reached its third year and has, so far, identified a number of key points. Farmers Guardian reports.
livestocksheepWelfare
Sheep special: Meeting the challenge of finishing organic lambs without concentrates

Sheep special: Meeting the challenge of finishing organic lambs without concentrates

10 Mar 202016:00
Organic farmer, Matt Ridley, has finished his lambs without concentrates for the past seven years achieving the top two grades on forage and grass alone. Ann Hardy reports.
farm lifelivestockNutritionsheep
Sheep special: Learning from fallen lambs

Sheep special: Learning from fallen lambs

10 Mar 202009:30
Managing ewes correctly in the last few weeks before lambing is critical. If things go wrong at this stage, lamb birth weight could be low, lamb losses high, colostrum quantity and quality poor, and lamb growth below target.
livestocksheepWelfare
SNP ‘exasperated’ by UK Government delay on red meat levy repatriation

SNP ‘exasperated’ by UK Government delay on red meat levy repatriation

10 Mar 202009:23
The SNP has said it is ‘exasperated’ by the UK Government’s failure to commit to having a red meat levy repatriation scheme up and running by April next year.
BeefBusinessFundingLegislationlivestockPoliticsScotlandsheepWales
Monitor farm makes changes to significantly up output

Monitor farm makes changes to significantly up output

10 Mar 202008:00
Better utilisation of grass and streamlining efficiencies has allowed one North Ayrshire monitor farm to significantly increase output over the last three years.
Beeffarm lifeGrasslandlivestockScotlandsheepTechnology
Sheep special: Traditional breeds thrive on South West Pennines

Sheep special: Traditional breeds thrive on South West Pennines

09 Mar 202019:59
Using traditional breeds alongside the latest technology is a successful combination for Bruce Kenworthy’s sheep enterprise in West Yorkshire. Angela Calvert reports.
farm lifelivestocksheep

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