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Solar-powered beef cattle and sheep are environmental heroes
Locally processed, grass fed beef from domestic cattle has, along with grazing sheep, blackberries and field mushrooms, a lower carbon footprint than…
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Blowfly will strike hard if left uncontrolled, sheep farmers warned
Preventative action must be taken against blowfly strike, otherwise flock welfare and profitability could suffer severely. That was the warning from…
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Second phase of beef and lamb QSM push goes live
An uncompromising kitchen Drill Chef will appear on television screens across the UK for the first time this week in the latest phase of the "Tough…
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Louping Ill control boost
Sheep farmers concerned about controlling tick-borne louping ill virus because of recent vaccine shortages have received a boost this week with the…
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Wareing Buildings celebrates 100 years in farming
A LANCASHIRE family firm which has been working with farmers for generations is celebrating its centenary. J Wareing & Son (Wrea Green) Ltd has grown…
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Sheep shearing crisis set to unfold
Sheep farmers are on a collision course for a major welfare crisis this summer as a massive shortfall in shearing gangs from abroad means millions of…
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Welsh agriculture faces Pound17.5 million EID bill
Ceredigion’s Welsh Liberal Democrat MP Mark Williams has today expressed his concern after new figures showed the scale of the cost of implementing…
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Discussions ongoing on implementation of Electronic ID
The Commissioner responsible for the introduction of individual movement recording of sheep has said there would be scope for some flexibility over…
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Dialogue over sheep regulations will aim to minimise impact
The NFU will continue working closely with Defra to find ways to minimise the impact on English and Welsh sheep farmers of the introduction of…
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One third of Wales sheep industry could be lost
Ceredigion’s Welsh Liberal Democrat MP Mark Williams has expressed his concern after new figures released by the NFU revealed that 84% of Welsh sheep…
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