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Light lamb marketing tops the agenda at NFU Cymru meeting
Siôn Aron Jones from Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) will be addressing Meirionnydd NFU Cymru members at the next county meeting on Thursday, 14 November at the…
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Fluke disease 'could be more widespread than anticipated'
Overwintered fluke disease is forecast to be significant in all regions of the UK, except eastern England and the Midlands, according to the November…
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Coster wins as Open shearing returns to Ellesmere show
New Zealand representative Tony Coster celebrated Open-class shearing’s return to the Ellesmere A and P Show in Canterbury on Saturday with his…
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NFU voices concerns over EID legal challenge
The National Farmers' Union has voiced disappointment that a legal challenge lodged by German shepherds regarding Europe’s unpopular sheep…
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Subdued lamb prices causing concern
Concerns about the subdued trade in lamb this autumn have been expressed by NFU Cymru Meirionnydd Chairman, Trefor Hughes who was acting on behalf of…
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NSA Wales seeks to recognise young person in the sheep industry
NSA Cymru/Wales Region in inviting nominations and applications for its annual Achievement Award, presented each year to recognise the contribution…
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Global sheep market requires confidence, says NFU
The global sheep market requires more confidence for the long term, according to NFU livestock board chairman Charles Sercombe. Sercombe, who also…
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Sheep association calls for 'urgent' meeting with Tesco chief
The National Sheep Association chief executive has requested an 'urgent' face-to-face meeting with Tesco chief Philip Clarke after comments made by…
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New shearing season set to start
The new competition shearing and woolhandling season starts with the New Zealand Merino Championships this week in Alexandra, Central Otago. Attached…
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Major cuts of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock within reach
Greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector could be cut by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and…
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