Author Posts: Sarah Kidby

Clinical field trials of a world-leading BCG vaccine and DIVA skin test have been launched on a cattle farm in Hertfordshire.

Ray Andrews, managing director of Norfolk-based Crop Systems Limited, is urging MPs and the potato industry to help save Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research, which is set for closure as AHDB Potatoes winds down.

Cargill has introduced a new reference farm in the UK to carry out research projects on grower and finisher pigs.

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, also known as ‘The Black Farmer’ said he is “humbled and honoured” to have received an MBE for services to farming.

The latest Kingshay Dairy Costings Focus report shows marked improvements in health and fertility, as well as encouraging trends in production and financial performance.

Jeremy Clarkson’s hit TV series on Amazon Prime has reportedly been offered a second series after becoming Amazon’s highest-rated show.

Over 100 British farms opened their gates on 27th June for the first LEAF Open Farm Sunday (LOFS) since June 2019 – with one in three farms taking part for the first time.

Farmers Guide spoke to Emma about her move back to her Scottish roots, challenges facing British farmers and her nearly 30K-strong Instagram following.

Police Scotland are appealing for information after a man was airlifted to hospital following a collision between a motorcycle and an agricultural tractor in Elgin.

A network of temperature and humidity monitors, installed by Cargill in cow sheds across the UK this summer, has recorded heat stress conditions in all regions in the first two weeks of June and highlighted levels that could affect cow fertility and milk production.

A recent Elanco A2K event offered an update on the key parasite challenges facing cattle and sheep farmers this season, and heard from one shepherdess who implemented a successful worm control plan on a white wormer resistant farm.

Although we’ve only just started to see the sun, heat stress can prove a problem even when the sun is not out. Lallemand’s Hannah Elliott explains the risk factors, signs and how to minimise the impact through nutritional management.