Livestock News

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.  

A radical animal rights group, Animal Rising, now says it has no plans for a ‘mass open rescue’ from RSPCA Assured farms this summer.

Farmers are being urged to look more closely at silage analysis and consider ‘plan B or C’. Sarah Kidby reports.

Six pigs have been killed after a livestock lorry overturned on a roundabout in a Suffolk village. 

Three baby pygmy goats have been stolen from a farm located in East Sussex, leaving a six-year-old girl “heartbroken”. 

Farmers have expressed concern over the potential purchase of a dairy farm for a rewilding project by Dorset Council.

The return of the British Pig and Poultry Fair brought a lively and enthusiastic cohort of exhibitors, farmers, breeders and innovators together. Sarah Juggins reports.