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THE summer online timed sale of Limousin bulls and females hosted by Harrison and Hetherington topped at 8,000 for Eagleside Promethus,

The future of a popular auction mart in Wales is to be discussed at a meeting later this week, after its continued closure sparked industry alarm.

THE mid-summer collective dairy sale at Sedgemoor topped at 3,900gns for Lymatra Attico Lila Z Red.

Pit your skills against a professional livestock judge and be in with the chance of winning £250 plus a £250 ram voucher.

An all-breeds centre record of 10,500gns was set at the Limousin Cattle Society sale at Ballymena for the bull, Rahoney Obed.

At this time of year flies can often be a nuisance on livestock farms resulting in compromised welfare and performance. Hannah Noble looks at chemical-free solution to helping control fly populations.

After 40 years spent judging Hereford cattle across the country, Clive Davies looks back on how things have changed and what he feels needs to adapt moving forward. Farmers Guardian reports.

New season lambs fell by 5 per cent to 249p/kg in the week to May 27 and old season prices were 11 per cent lower at 187p/kg.

CALVES are constantly faced with a barrage of attacks by pathogens but research shows supplementation with immune-boosting probiotics could help to tip the balance in their favour.

With summer temperatures rising, farmers are being warned not to dismiss heat stress in pigs as a foreign problem. Hannah Noble reports.