Inter-breed win helped raise profile of Dutch Spotted breed

History was made at the last Great Yorkshire Show in 2019 when a Dutch Spotted ewe claimed the sheep inter-breed title for the first time. Since then, the breed has gone from strength to strength.

Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales

02 July 2021 鈥� 4 min read

History was made at the last Great Yorkshire Show in 2019 when a Dutch Spotted ewe claimed the sheep inter-breed title for the first time. Since then, the breed has gone from strength to strength. Ali...

A day of connection and competition at NSA Scotsheep

Crowds once again flocked to the biennial NSA Scotsheep event, hosted this year by the Tilson family at Wedderlie 51AV视频in the Borders

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Young auctioneer Megan Dowson talks strong calf trade, the value of livestock markets and winning a Marts the Heart award

Farmers Guardian livestock specialist Katie Fallon catches up with auctioneer Megan Dowson ahead of this year's Marts the Heart Awards

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Cattle TB vaccine targeted by 2030 as Gov aims to eradicate bTB by 2038

A shift to local, targeted control of bovine TB, with farmers driving decisions rather than waiting on centralised direction or being hampered by political interference, lies at the heart of the new plan to make England bTB-free by 2038

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