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Ensuring ewes are getting their nutritional requirements during mid and late pregnancy is essential for them to produce good quality colostrum and healthy lambs

A switch to cattle outwintering using deferred hill grazing has paved the way for herd expansion on the Black family's upland beef and sheep unit south-west of Edinburgh

Farmers and vets are seeing high levels of Schmallenberg in early lambing flocks particularly in the south and west

Normally the family aim to milk a herd of around 120 cows, but at the moment they are only milking 70 cows

Edale Mountain Rescue Team said the dog walker was airlifted to Sheffield Northern General Hospital’s trauma unit for further treatment

This week's letters from FG readers

Government says proposed changes will reduce the pressure on industry during an avian influenza outbreak

The British Society of Animal Sciences (BSAS) recently hosted a workshop held at Queen's University Belfast, which looked at methane mitigation research

APHA confirmed 25 premises have identified bluetongue since November 11

Livestock farmers wanting to improve their grassland in line with the latest SFI requirements need to optimise nitrogen use with advisers pointing to the growing role of sulphur in the equation