Striving to continue to add value to their mixed livestock enterprise, Cumbrian farmers Will and Gillian Sedgley value the Beltex for prime lamb production
Embryo transfer (ET) has been in use since the early 2000s, but over the past decade its growing presence in the sheep industry is prompting fresh debate among pedigree and commercial producers alike. Ellie Layton hears views from across the industry
Sheep shearer and award-winning farmer Matt Smith is in New Zealand for the 20th Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, which will take place in Masterton, New Zealand, from March 4-7 at the War Memorial Stadium. The event brings together top shearers and wool handlers from 28 countries and features machine shearing, blade shearing and wool handling.
Maize silage is a critical part of the beef ration at Shoby Priory Agriculture in Leicestershire, where close to 1,000 cattle are finished annually
Farming communities demonstrated strength and resilience to overcome the foot-and-mouth crisis and its aftermath. But have lessons been learnt 25 years on?
For Prosser and Steph James, making better use of the resources they had on their Welsh farm without taking on big financial risk was key
This latest instalment of the Mart’s The Heart Standing the Test of Time series supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, reflects on the 25th anniversary of the UK’s worst foot and mouth disease outbreak which coincided with Simon Draper’s arrival at Thame Market.
Auctioneer Andrew Templeton, of Harrison & Hetherington, reflects on a defining chapter in British agriculture's history, the emotional impact of working in the industry at the time, and why the sector has still not fully recovered since
With changes to funding and support schemes, creating a profitable and evolving business which can continue through the generations is the aim for the Candy family
A determined Belgian couple with a go-getter attitude, supported by their team of working border collies, have carved out a new farming life in Scotland