Beef

NORTHERN FARMER AWARDS

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

Time to nominate your Northern Farmers of the year
THE 2023 Northern Farmer Awards will be the tenth anniversary of the prestigious event – and we need your nominations to help make the night even more spectacular.

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

Steven Wilson with his Limousin cattle

Steven Wilson adds some Razzledazzle to pedigree Limousin herd

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

Mark Dent, of Darlington Farmers Auction Mart, at the Beef Expo

'Best of the best' in beef industry come together for National Expo

Darlington Farmers Auction Mart

NBA Beef Expo will be a celebration of the British beef industry

The formal recording of Shorthorns began in 1822

Beef Shorthorn Society celebrates bicentenary

The New Zealand trade deal will affect sheep farmers in particular

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

Champion was a heifer from Messrs Hutchinson, which later realised £1450

Champion leads Hawes Christmas sale

No need to reduce cattle herds to meet Cop26 target, NFU says

No need to reduce cattle herds to meet Cop26 target, NFU says

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

Defra to ban live exports

Ethel, a Belted Galloway calf

A couple who're thinking inside the box as they grow farm to fork business

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss

Truss urges farmers to ‘stop being defensive’ as she hails Australia trade deal

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

Neil Heseltine and his cattle – Picture: Stephen Garnett

New system helps Neil Heseltine to work better, not harder

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

Exports of sheep will be hit by a no-deal situation – Picture: Stuart Walker Photography

CLA’s stark warning about no-deal Brexit

Drying off is a key time for mastitis control

British Mastitis Conference to be a virtual event this year

Phil Stocker, NSA chairman

NSA starts planning events for 2021

Mick Carr with his Dalesbred shearling ram champion with co-judges Caroline Brown, left, and Helen Drinkall. Picture: Moule Media

North Craven ram takes top honours in Dalesbred highlight

Arla's UK boss has warned shoppers they will have to pay more for grocery essentials including butter and cheese if the UK leaves the EU without a deal in January

Arla’s UK boss warns shoppers face price rises in no-deal Brexit

Acorn Dairy directors Caroline Bell and Graham Tweddle with their dairy herd

'It’s great to see more people embrace organic options in their everyday lifestyle' – Dairy farm celebrates 20 years of delivering produce

Michael Oakes, NFU dairy board chairman

Deadline extended for dairy support scheme

Louie van Geffen and flushing ewe Tiptop Diana

Young farmer of the year a shining example of excellence

Rigorous testing is the way to deal with worm infestations

Ross and Rebecca Wilson with their young children at Ingram Valley Farm in Northumberland

The family organic farm rising to any challenge

Majestic daughters

Great breeding of Charolais pays dividends

Dynalac offers a palm-free fat supplements for cows

Palm-free fat supplements for cows

Dairy cows out grazing

Dairy hardship fund launched

Flies can cause disease in cattle

Defend your cows against flies

White Wensleydale Longwool breed – Picture: WLSBA/BWMB

Wensleydale Longwool: Outstanding dual purpose sheep

Berryholme Doorman S Flo VG88-2yr took first place in the Junior Two-Year-Olds at the 2019 UK Dairy Expo

Berryholme has the Wright formula for Premier Pedigree Herd success

Bradford House Farm is home to a lowland flock

NSA North Sheep 2021 to be held in Northumberland