Livestock News

A poultry farmer from Somerset has been ordered to pay over £50,000 for falsifying salmonella testing certificates for chickens and eggs before they went into the food chain. 

A family-run farm in North Yorkshire has launched its latest business project, vending machines that offer milk and dairy products to local customers. 

After a spell of warm weather, farmers are reminded that waiting to treat flystrike rather than preventing it can result in up to 16% of lambs struck, with some flocks experiencing mortality rates of 7.5% among struck animals. 

After more than a decade of campaigning by the NFU and other UK farming unions and calling out unfair practices in the dairy supply chain, new legislation on dairy contracts has come into force. 

126 sheep have been stolen from a farmland in Nottinghamshire. 

The Suffolk sheep, which dates back to the 1700s, is well adapted for the modern climate and consumer demands, according to the Suffolk Sheep Society.

Two British farmers will be trying to break the world’s record in sheep shearing this summer. 

IAAS executive director talks about the argument over the impact of additional conditions to the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme introduced by the Scottish Government three months ago.

Alpaca owners across England are being asked to take part in a study that aims to find out if modern alpacas are becoming brachycephalic. 

About 400 pigs have been killed following a devastating fire at a farm in East Yorkshire. 

Three baby pygmy goats that were stolen from an East Sussex farm have been found. 

Agricultural and fencing supplier StowAg has just announced the launch of its brand-new range of metal fencing systems.