Rural Life
Flintshire: Appeal for info after dogs 'spook' dairy cattle
North Wales Police rural crime team is appealing for information after receiving reports of “spooked” dairy cattle in the Moor...
Livestock
N.Ireland
Co. Down sheep farm walk to focus on profit from pasture
A farm walk held on a Co. Down sheep farm will be focused on getting profit from pasture, the College...
Beef
Morrisons launches seaweed-based livestock feed for low carbon beef products
Morrisons has today (Thursday, June 27) announced a partnership with Sea Forest to introduce seaweed-based livestock feed to fast track...
Rural Life
North Wales Police investigates 2 livestock attacks
North Wales Police is investigating two separate livestock attacks at the same location on land at the rear of CwmAlis...
Environment
'Major' solar farm planning refused to protect wildlife and livestock
A “major” solar farm which would have been the size of 14 football fields and consisted of 12,000 solar panels,...
N.Ireland
DAERA must ‘rethink’ transition to XI livestock tags – UFU
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) must “rethink” the transition period for the new XI livestock tags,...
Rural Life
NFU 'deeply shocked' by footage of cow being rammed by police car
The livestock board chair at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said he was “deeply shocked and disturbed” by footage...
N.Ireland
NI livestock tag prefix to change from ‘UK’ to ‘XI’ this month
New ‘XI’ prefix livestock tags will be available to purchase from tag suppliers and can be used immediately from June...
Beef
Red meat export figures are 'very encouraging' - HCC
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has said recent red meat export figures are “very encouraging”, and that...
Rural Life
Royal Bath & West Show to feature 'wide range of livestock'
The Royal Bath & West Show is set to feature a “wide range of livestock”, allowing visitors to learn about...
Agri-Business
Reduced mineral levels in grass could lead to livestock deficiencies
Reduced mineral levels in grass following the severely wet winter could result in livestock deficiencies and production losses, according to...
Government
Export of live animals ban comes into law
A new ban on exporting live animals has come into law today (Monday, May 20) as the Animal Welfare (Livestock...
Rural Life
Research: UK farmers to get kits to collect canine DNA from attacked livestock
Farmers, vets and police officers in parts of England and Wales are to get early evidence kits to collect canine...
N.Ireland
Initiative to reduce need for antimicrobials on farm
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched an action-oriented, country-focused initiative to reduce the need...
Agri-Business
Livestock farmers urged to plan to prevent forage shortages
Livestock farmers are being told to plan to prevent long-term forage shortages following one of the wettest winters on record....
Rural Life
Dorset rural team recovers 'sheepnapped' lamb and makes arrest
Dorset Police’s rural crime team has recovered a stolen lamb that had been “sheepnapped” from a field in the area...
Agri-Business
Livestock farming plays 'essential role' in looking after the environment - HCC
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is aiming to inform the public of the “essential role” that livestock...
N.Ireland
Amount of livestock on farms is ‘creating challenges’ – BSAS
Outgoing British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) president, Prof. Elizabeth Magowan has said that there is a “growing body” of...
