75 highly skilled sheep shearers have been stopped from entering the UK which would have helped prevent heat stroke and disease during the warm months, says MP
Following the publication of its Animal Welfare strategy in December, Defra has introduced two consultations
A determined Belgian couple with a go-getter attitude, supported by their team of working border collies, have carved out a new farming life in Scotland
The cooperative will lease the site out to site to Scottish meat processors Millers of Speyside
The NSA has warned a Home Office decision to deny overseas sheep shearers a concession to enter the UK without work visas risks ending a rich tradition of cultural and educational exchange
Tom Ashton was a founder member of both the British Blue Cattle Society and the Beltex Sheep Society
The first Scrapie genotyping service providing UK sheep breeders with eight additional markers for commercial traits, together with the ability to verify parentage and pedigree
Preliminary results of the Forage for CH4nge project were shared with farmers at a meeting in Leyburn, North Yorkshire
Making small, but significant tweaks to lambing management procedures can dramatically improve lamb survival
Voters were asked to choose from 12 fleecy contenders each representing the diversity and charm of the UK’s native breeds