Welsh lamb will soon be available on plates in Japan after a new export deal was announced by Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) at the Welsh Winter Fair.
With tight margins, maximising returns is important, and for sheep producers one way of achieving this is to produce lamb which buyers will pay the most money for
HCC said it is critical to ‘cut through to consumers' and ensure they understand what PGI sustainable Welsh beef and lamb is all about
Three people have been arrested after 10,000-worth of Class A drugs and a lamb were found in a car in Scotland.
With lamb performance heavily reliant on the ewe’s milk supply, ensuring ewes are in the best condition pre-and post-lambing is key to achieving high lamb growth rates.
Significantly tightened legislation seems to be doing little to prevent free running dogs attacking sheep in Scotland.
At an AHDB event in Cumbria, Dr Awal Fuseini, halal sector senior manager at AHDB, discussed the halal market, focusing on both the misconceptions and positive opportunities it presents to UK sheep farmers.
Tree planting and rewilding are driving an increase in dispersals of hill flocks, according to Longtown auctioneer John Walton.