I’m no fan of Dominic Cummings, but it seems he may well have been fighting some battles on behalf of farmers, says Hywel Davies, who is a partner at Cyfreithwyr Llys Cennen Solicitors and helps his parents run the Aman flock of pedigree Texel sheep, the 2018 Champion Flock of Wales.
Industry bodies have called for heavy investment in a local abattoir network after the Government launched a consultation on banning live exports.
A grassroots evaluation on flock performance and disease alongside updates around what responsible medicine use should look like going forward were among discussions at the Sheep Health and Welfare Group (SHAWG) conference, h
A new report from the Sustainable Farming Trust (SFT) has warned a US-UK trade deal will threaten the progress which has been made in recent years on antibiotic resistance.
The second in a series of articles on fodder beet looks at how the crop can be an efficient way of wintering large numbers of sheep in a small area, helping save pasture elsewhere. Hannah Park reports.
Changes to the distribution of red meat levy across England, Wales and Scotland to reflect the country of production rather than slaughter have been strongly welcomed by industry.
The auction sale record for a Charollais ewe was broken twice at the production sale from the Tullyear flock of Drew and Stephen Cowan, held at Beattie Livestock Yard, Omagh, Northern Ireland.
Grazing some classes of livestock on brassicas outside over winter could prove to be a cost-effective feed source if managed correctly. Helen Mathieu of Germinal shares her tips to realising their potential.
The Environment Secretary also said Arla could relocate the manufacturing of Lurpak to the UK
Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths, came under fire for failing to produce promised funding to help the Welsh sheep sector tackle sheep scab.