51AVÊÓƵ

The value of willow to livestock has long been debated, with recent research being carried out last year by Innovative Farmers

Ulster Farmers' Union said the failure to allocate separate funding for TB control, particularly to support wildlife intervention measures, was a 'missed opportunity'

Livestock and dairy farmers were looking at a brighter year than those in the arable sector

In this week's podcast Katie Jones talks to two livestock farmers about bale grazing; how it works for them, the challenges, and the advantages

Farmers are being warned that ‘bluetongue shows no signs of slowing down’ and are being encouraged to have proactive discussions with their vets to assess their risk from BTV-3

Giving every lamb the best start in life is the focus for sheep farmers at lambing time, however, they have been reminded not to waste the potential of cade lambs.

The best way to protect Welsh flocks against current disease threat was the main topic up for discussion at the recent NFU Cymru Poultry Conference, held in Builth Wells.

Alistair Carmichael asked for clarification when IPAFFS , Defra's IT system import of products, animals, food and feed system was successfully updated and operating as intended to reflect the policy change made on January 10 in response to the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Abortion is one of the biggest economic and welfare issues affecting the UK sheep flock each year