Sheep
Farmer feedback suggests just 1 in 5 pet lambs get enough colostrum
Just one in five sheep producers rearing surplus lambs artificially are feeding them enough colostrum in the first 24 hours...
Sheep
Sheep
Sheep prices hold steady as supplies stay tight - QMS
Despite a slight dip in prime sheep prices since the start of 2019, values remain 5% higher than a year...
Agri-Business
NI sheep farmers would be ‘out of business’ after no-deal
Ivor Ferguson, president of the Ulster Farmers Union (UFU), has warned that many sheep farmers in Northern Ireland would be...
Agri-Business
NI sheep farmers would be ‘out of business’ after no-deal
Ivor Ferguson, president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), has warned that many sheep farmers in Northern Ireland would be...
Beef
Scottish Government to examine viability of 'mobile abattoirs'
The Scottish Government has announced plans to test the viability of mobile abattoirs in remote parts of the country. The...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru to host red meat summit
NFU Cymru has organised a special livestock summit examining the challenges facing the Welsh red meat sector post-Brexit. The event...
Sheep
Pedigree ram nominations open for fifth year of RamCompare
The search is on for the country’s best rams as pedigree breeders are invited to put forward the rams they...
Rural Life
Dog owner convicted after puppy kills lambs
A dog owner whose puppy attacked a flock of sheep, killing four lambs, has been ordered to pay more than...
Rural Life
National Sheep Association goes head-to-head against 'Veganuary'
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has said it is ready to fight back against the “misguided and misleading” ‘Veganuary’ campaign....
Sheep
£5 million fund made available to eradicate sheep scab in Wales
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has today announced a new £5 million programme to help eradicate sheep scab. Sheep scab is...
Beef
MP calls for ‘serious consideration’ of meat tax measures
A politician in the UK has called for “serious consideration” of measures such as a meat tax in an address...
Agri-Business
NSA: Government migration plans will cripple UK abattoirs
The National Sheep Association has raised concerns about the Government’s white paper on migration and its lack of recognition of the...
Rural Life
210 lambs stolen in West Dorset
Police in West Dorset are appealing for information after a large number of lambs were stolen from a field near...
Sheep
Scotland's largest livestock worrying fine totalled just £500
The Scottish Government has been criticised for “total inaction” on livestock worrying after it emerged the largest fine handed out...
Sheep
Structural changes at the NSA as association prepares for Brexit
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has made changes to the staffing structure at head office in Malvern, Worcestershire – and...
Sheep
Welsh Lamb pleases Parisian palates
A promotional push by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and French retailers has been well received, with...
Beef
Harper Adams to host sheep and cattle health day
Five scientists from the Moredun Research Institute will be at Harper Adams University College on Tuesday, January 8 to provide...
Beef
Farmers advised to stay vigilant on liver fluke
The Welsh livestock sector is being warned not to assume that 2018’s hot summer will make liver fluke less of...
