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Scheme upskills vets to help tackle debilitating sheep lung disease
An industry project is seeking to upskill livestock vets to better diagnose and support Welsh farmers keen to tackle a debilitating sheep lung…
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Farmer input needed for project looking to solve ear tag issues
Farmer input is needed for a new project exploring ways to improve retention rates - and avoid penalties - because of missing ear tags in sheep and…
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Monitoring flock performance 'fundamental' to improved profitability
Monitoring ewes and managing their body condition score (BCS) has helped to reduce the rate of barren and aborted ewes by 6.4% in a Welsh flock…
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Longdin Wellingley flock shearling ram tops 7,000gns at annual sale
A flying trade for shearling rams at the Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders’ annual sale of pedigree rams and females produced a top call and new…
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'Regular crop failures' if livestock farms convert to arable, study warns
Converting farms from livestock to arable would lead to regular crop failures, according to analysis of one the UK’s largest beef and sheep rearing…
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Young sheep farmers sought to explore wool processing stages
Young sheep farmers wanting to learn more about what happens to their flock’s fleeces once they leave the farm gates are being invited to join a tour…
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Love Lamb Week shares positive stories of UK sheep farming
Farmers, retailers and social media influencers came together to celebrate the sustainable credentials of sheep farming as part of Love Lamb Week…
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Female trade solid as Skipton stages successful Texel double-header
A Texel double-header – the second annual Blue Texel Sheep Society sale as well as a new fixture for the Badger Face Texel Sheep Society – created…
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NSA Wales and Border Ram Sales postponed by one week
The main National Sheep Association (NSA) Wales and Border ram sale at the Royal Welsh Showground has been postponed. The original date of the event…
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English sheep flock increases for first time in five years
The English sheep flock has increased for the first time in 5 years, according to the latest June livestock survey released by Defra. The country's…
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