The number of store and breeding stock sold through livestock markets continued to rise in 2015 – up nearly a quarter of a million on the…
Month: May 2016
During recent member meetings across the UK, the First Milk Board covered progress made in reshaping the company through exit-ing poorly performing business units, cutting costs…
Dairy farmers focus more on the consequences of immune suppression around calving, rather than addressing this leading cause of problematic transition diseases, nationwide survey results have…
Dairy Crest is announcing, in agreement with Dairy Crest Direct (DCD), that the Davidstow milk price will reduce by 1 ppl from 1 July 2016. This…
More than two-thirds of vets (71%) actively check labels and ask questions about the meat, fish and dairy products they purchase, according to figures revealed by…
As the volume of new season lambs reaching the market begins to increase, the market place is beginning to adjust to the start of the new…
The amount of medication used in livestock production systems should be as little as possible but as much as required to safeguard the health and wellbeing…
An East Yorkshire farm machinery importer has extended its range of Unia farm machinery with the launch of a new vertical folding disc mower. Market Weighton…
Farmers wanting a compact telescopic handler with efficient and lively performance have more choice in the JCB range with the launch of an Agri version of…
A way forward in optimising the potential of wool and the return for farmers was hotly debated when Farmers’ Union of Wales President Glyn Roberts met…