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Doug Lambie wins shearing Personality Award
Doug Lambie, who farms in North Wales and is a Shearing Instructor with the British Wool Marketing Board, has been awarded the Shearing Personality…
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Euro MP wants Shetland sheep to opt out of electronic eartags
Scottish MEP Struan Stevenson has called for a last-minute derogation from electronic identification for sheep in Shetland. The Conservative MEP has…
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Livestock ID companies set the record straight on EID
A spokesperson for the livestock identification trade body, ALIDMA (Association of Livestock Identification Manufacturers), which represents more…
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Third annual Sheep Auction to raise funds for hospice
Members of Addingham and District Sheep Breeders Association are holding their third annual charity sheep sale in aid of Sue Ryder Care Manorlands…
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Lamb carcase splitting costing producers millions
Lamb carcase splitting is costing producers in Great Britain between £23 million and £34 million a year according to new economic analysis carried…
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Hign barren rate could be an indication of toxoplasmosis
Sheep farmers having ewes scanned for pregnancy over the coming weeks and finding barren rates above 2% could have a flock under threat from…
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Sheep producers failing to capitalise on vaccine value
Many sheep producers are failing to capitalise on the efficacy and value of proven vaccines and could significantly improve their control of…
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NFU lobbying leads to success over sheep movements
Movement of sheep to temporary grazing or rented land where the ownership of the animals does not change will not have to be individually recorded by…
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First international sheepmeat forum identify world challenges
NFU Cymru last week attended the first ever International Sheepmeat forum in Brussels, which brought together producer and processor organisations…
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CLA’s cautious welcome for sheep tagging announcement
The CLA has welcomed a decision by Defra which will allow farmers who move sheep to temporary grazing or rented land to record movements using the…
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