Livestock News

The British beef industry is set to benefit from an estimated £230 million boost after China finalised the details of an export deal with the UK.

Fife Buffalo farmer and star of the BBC’s ‘This Farming Life’, Steve Mitchell, has reached an amazing £556,000 of his £800,000 buffalo mozzarella crowdfunding goal, with just under a fortnight to go until the target must be met.

Sheep and cattle farmers are being urged to monitor for liver fluke this autumn, as early indications suggest the risk may be higher than usual.

The UK will be able to continue exporting animals and animal products to the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Defra has confirmed.

Farmers that have recently moved pigs from Norfolk are being advised to monitor them closely after a new confirmed case of swine dysentery.

A dairy farm in East Devon has set up a milk vending machine to help reconnect consumers with their food and where it comes from.

Welsh farmers are urging the public to embrace wool as an environmentally-friendly alternative to polyester clothing.

The ChickenStress European Training Network has received £3.5 million in investment from the EU Marie Curie Fund.

Led by researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), the ‘Grass to Gas’ project will use scientific and industry expertise to measure feed efficiency and methane emissions.

Farmers with autumn calving herds are urged to be ‘coccidiosis aware’ during the high-risk period three to four weeks post-calving – particularly in mild, damp weather.

Wet and warm autumn weather is keeping the risk of blowfly strike higher than this time last year, according to the latest update from Nadis and Elanco.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has hit back at claims that vegan diets and alternative ways of managing land are the answer to global warming.