Livestock

Agriculture student, Peter Bowyer

Study takes a closer look at straw bedding

Vet's column: Coughing cattle could be sign of lungworm

Export of livestock for slaughter or fattening to be banned under new law

Export of livestock for slaughter or fattening to be banned under new law

Defra will work with the livestock industry to further reduce methane emissions

Defra pledges further work on methane-suppressing livestock feed

Luing cattle at Plenderleith, near Carter Bar

BREED FOCUS Luings prove to be the perfect fit for Plenderleith

Beef Shorthorn group – Picture: Alfie Shaw

Learning and fun at launch of Beef Shorthorn youth initiative

Tom Carlisle uses feed supplements on his farm in the Yorkshire Dales

Feed supplements boost cattle health on traditionally-low-input Dales farm

Using a separator can reduce the amount of slurry being stored by up to 25 per cent

Don’t miss chance to apply for a slurry grant, industry specialists say

A previous Borderway Agri Expo at Carlisle

Organisers all set for another Agri Expo this month

Andy Nelson of Watson Seeds and Laura Millar of Harrison & Hetherington

Contest offers chance to put quality of silage to the test

The Swifts' Limousin bull, Gallaber Maxamus

BREED FOCUS Limousins have proved to be perfect for hill farm

David Thomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award Trophy

Nominations invited for major livestock award

Freshly rolled bales of silage ready to be picked up

Are you feeding your herd from contaminated bales?

Managing resistance to wormers

Why planning ahead is key as cases of wormer resistance in cattle increase

Supreme Beef Champion at the Great Yorkshire Show British Simmental Popes Princess Immie and bull calf at foot owned by the Wood family from Preston, Lancs

'Best in the UK': Top cattle and sheep prizes at the Great Yorkshire Show

The champion beast at Penrith's coronation sale, with, from left, Jack Wills, vendor, Chris Bell, judge and Jo Edwards, sponsor representative from PFK Rural

Limousin cross heifer takes champion rosette at Penrith special coronation show

Nigel Miller, Ruminant Health & Welfare chairman

'Value in investigating unexplained reproductive losses of livestock'

Northern Farmers of the Year - Gladys and Peter Stubbs Picture by Tom Banks

Farm Watch founders named 2023 Northern Farmers of the Year

Farming grants of more than £168m ‘will boost food production’

Grants of £168m ‘will boost food production’ as small abattoir help announced

Andrew Petch and Alice Dawson, finalists in Family Run Farm of the Year

Northern Farmer Awards 2023: Family Run Farm of the Year finalists

Bovine TB: Trials of skin test and cattle vaccine reach new phase

Bovine TB: Trials of skin test and cattle vaccine reach new phase

Kate and Chris Jeffery, and (inset) Primrose the cow, which Chris is auctioning off for St Leonard's Hospice

Farmer auctions rare heifer for hospice which cared for his wife

Michael and Teresa Holmes. Mr Holmes died after being trampled by cows in Netherton, West Yorkshire, and his wife is in a wheelchair following the incident on September 29 2020

Coroner calls for farm public footpath dog ban when cows are with young calves

The Government is not prioritising the threat of animal diseases which could be devastating to farmers, rural communities and society, MPs warn. Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has warned the UK's main animal disease facility, the Animal

Government not prioritising threat of ‘devastating’ animal diseases, MPs warn

William and John Dawson at a misty Ingleborough summit. Picture Rob Fraser/somewhere-nowhere

'Commoners' gather sheep from a very misty Ingleborough

Lewis Barraclough of Rosedale near Whitby

'‘A few sheep on the hill’ actually form the bedrock of our rural economy'

The Northern Farmer Awards 2022 held at The Pavilions in Harrogate. All the winners from the evening. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH

NORTHERN FARMER AWARDS Time to nominate your Northern Farmers of the year

From left, Farmer Clare Wise; Laurie Norris of the NFU; Paul Howell, MP for Sedgefield; Andrew Griffith, Minister for Exports; farmer Billy Maughan; and Mark Dent, DfAM chairman

Export Minister visits Darlington auction mart on tour of region

Farmers union criticises leaked food strategy ahead of official launch

Farmers union criticises leaked food strategy ahead of official launch

The seminar on the future of agriculture support

Defra urged to look again at future support amid warning over livestock sector

The New Zealand trade deal will affect sheep farmers in particular

Avoid produce from ‘other side of the world’ to be green, says minister

ANIMAL WELFARISTS have been campaigning against live exports to slaughter for 50 years

Defra to ban live exports

Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the garden of 10 Downing Street, London, after agreeing the broad terms of a free trade deal between the UK and Australia, the UK's first trade deal negotiated fully since

NFU raises animal welfare concerns over UK-Australia trade deal

British Wool Depot

Wool market recovery has started

The little lost lamb from Crook now being looked after by the RSPCA

New home for lost lamb found wandering the streets of market town - in a pink collar

This is the centenary year of the Albion Cattle Society

Breed focus: Albions are worth taking a closer look at

Mary Brough of Chapel House, Uldale

Passionate hill farmer a hit on Instagram

Trace elements are critical to the wellbeing of cattle

How trace element deficiencies can damage your herd health

Will and Sophie Crystal at their Wingate Grange Farm in County Durham

Quality – and pedigree – Aberdeen Angus cattle is the aim for the Chrystals

Organic dairy cattle

Is your dairy herd getting the right trace elements?

If you are feeding ten calves, you might as well feed 50. There are many solutions available to streamline time efficiency for block calvers. This hang-on-the-gate multi teat calf feeder is just one of them

Explained: The potential benefits of block calving

One of the Inglehurst Brown Swiss cows with her newborn twins

Looks, character and low maintenance: The family with a passion for Brown Swiss dairy cattle

Fluke egg found in a muck sample

Dosing without testing may not help you to beat fluke

A farmer was astonished when this spring lamb was born with its very own - face mask Picture: SWNS

Farmer shocked as spring lamb born with its very own FACE MASK

The triplets at Robin Shield's Oxclose Farm
Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

County Durham cow gives birth to triplets, defying 1-in-100,000 odds

Vet Ben Strugnell

Research continues into respiratory illness in sheep

Researcher Caroline Best says that when it comes to managing lameness problems in sheep, there is less focus on trying to achieve long-term rigorous disease control

Sheep lameness survey results surprise researchers

Farmers are needed to help with research into parasite control in hill and upland sheep

Farmers needed to help with research on parasite control in hill and upland sheep

Dairy cows eating silage – Picture: Tim Scrivener

Dairy profits per cow are up, but there remains a big gap between the top and bottom producers, survey finds

Calves can benefit from being given a good-quality milk formula product

Choose your calf milk replacer carefully and use it properly

Neville Kitching, of Summerhouse Farm, Northallerton, runs a herd of 220 Holstein Friesians

Supplement makes all the difference in reducing calf mortality

Ian Wheal, Breedr founder

New app helps to produce prime beef

Bethanfield Lisette and Bethan Hutchinson with a reserve champion award at the Border Union Agricultural Society Show – Picture: Isla Campbell

Herefords and horses are the perfect mix at Field House Farm

David McCrea of Capontree Vets

Pink eye is rarely fatal – but it is a painful disease