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BLUE Texels led the trade at 5,400 at Harrison and Hetherington’s first online timed pedigree sheep sale which had a 93 per cent clearance across all breeds.

As dairy farmers face mounting pressure to reduce antibiotic usage and selective dry cow therapy becomes the norm, the implementation of a drying off protocol is more important than ever. Hannah Noble finds out more.

A top price of £12,000 was achieved at the online Border British Blue Club sale hosted by Harrison and Hetherington.

CHAROLAIS led the trade at the spring sale of pedigree bulls and females hosted by Harrison Hetherington topping at £10,000.

Maraiscote Phil, led the trade at £15,000 at the online sale of Limousins hosted by Harrison and Hetherington.

In a new temporary amendment put in place from May 3 animals under six-months-old have been made exempt from TB testing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

RACEWOOD Windbrook Ambrosia scooped the Holstein championship followed by the dairy inter-breed title before winning the hearts of the voting public.

A video of a three year old girl ’expertly’ handling her ewe named Ethel at the Online Agricultural Show has gone viral.

The national BVD survey aims to generate noise about the virus and gain further insight into its prevalence and management in the UK. Hannah Noble takes a look at some of the headline findings.

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has expressed its concerns over a council’s decision to push on with the closure of Cowbridge livestock market, which could see farmers face a 45-mile round trip to sell their animals.