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CLA taking Sheep EID Campaign to Westmorland Show
In a week when a threat to the UK sheep industry has made the news through the publication of a report by the CLA and the Scottish Rural Property and…
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Sheep farmers will be fleeced by EU tagging plans
Conservative MEPs have gone on the ram-page today after launching a campaign for the EU to reconsider a tagging system that will decimate Britain's…
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Lazonby sales centre set for a busy autumn trading
Lazonby Mart has embarked on a busy sheep sales season this autumn after last year's movement restrictions left many producers unable to find flock…
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CLA and SRPBA join forces to condemn electronic sheep tagging
The CLA and the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association (SRPBA) have today (27 August) published a report condemning the proposed…
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Relief as sheep sale averages move higher
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas kicked off its breeding sale season on Saturday with a steady but lacklustre trade, when 3896 Scotch mule gimmers were…
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Beulah Speckled Face Sheep Society celebrates 50th anniversary
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Beulah Speckled Face Sheep Society. In celebration of this achievement, NFU Cymru member Gwyn Jones of Ty…
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Village using EU-subsidised sheep to maintain meadows
The small village of Olbramov is short of money it needs to mow tens of hectares of meadows belonging to it, therefore it has used a EU subsidy to…
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Knitting together formula for sheep farmers' prosperity
Wool prices are the lowest since the early 1950s and farmers can be lucky to cover the cost of shearing - but AgResearch has a vision of a…
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Warning on sheep sales
As the autumn sales approach, sheep farmers must ensure they are complying with the double tagging rules that came into force at the beginning of the…
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Sheep insurance scheme scrapped
The government introduced an insurance scheme for sheep, hoping it would help sheep-rearing farmers, two years ago. However, it has decided to scrap…
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