Livestock News

The Royal Dairy Innovation Award is presented to the most practical, relevant product or service which is, or likely to be, the most significant innovation for the future of dairying.

UK dairy farmers fear protests after vegan activists publish over 9,000 contact details through an online interactive map, entitled ‘Project CALF’.

The British Free Range Egg Producers Association is seeking to reform supply contracts between farmers and packers after lawyers found terms of agreements are grossly imbalanced in favour of buyers.

The National Beef Association has announced that Beef Expo will be held on Thursday, 23rd May 2019 at North West Auctions, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Kendal. Farmers, exhibitors, agricultural companies

Vets’ views on Brexit are becoming increasingly negative, according to new figures from the British Veterinary Association (BVA). Nearly two-thirds (64%) of vets now see Brexit as more of a threat than an opportunity for the UK veterinary profession, compared to just half in autumn 2016.

Stuart Roberts, NFU Vice President, said: “The Chief Vet has reiterated that the original cull areas are starting to see the disease control benefits of culling, with the number of new confirmed cattle breakdowns dropping by around 50 per cent, and has said the areas that continued culling this year will see the benefits of reduced disease in cattle over their four-year cull period.

Limousin heifer ‘Fancy That’ won top honours at the Winter Stock Festival at the East of England Showground in late November/early December. Judge Robin Roberts chose the 18-month-old beast from

With silage shortages being felt on many farms after the dry summer, the upcoming Dairy-Tech event (Wednesday 6 February 2019, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire) will see leading animal nutrition and forage preservation company, Volac, offering timely tips for responding this winter, as well as offering guidance for minimising shortages when making silage in 2019.

Five scientists from the Moredun Research Institute will be at Harper Adams University College on Tuesday 8th January to provide vets, farmers and SQPs with practical disease control briefings on some of the key animal health issues facing the UK sheep and cattle sectors. 

Mistakenly labelled as a giant cow, ‘Knickers’ the larger than life steer made headlines last week as he dwarfed a herd of wagyu cattle on his home farm in Western

The four UK farming unions are urging all dairy farmers to engage with the forthcoming government consultation on dairy contracts to make their voice heard and speak up for a

Early maize silage analysis results are indicating varied quality, particularly when it comes to starch levels. Producers are therefore being urged to test forage stocks and adequately balance rations to