Livestock News

Livestock farmers are being reminded to look into the causes of pneumonia and coughing in calves and youngstock and take steps to understand the mycoplasma status of their herd.

Three cutting-edge projects relating to robotics and automation will receive a share of £9.13 million through the government’s Farming Innovation Programme, aimed at boosting agricultural productivity, sustainability and climate resilience.

Popular healthy drinks brand innocent will no longer be offering its vegan coconut, almond and hazelnut-flavoured smoothies due to a continued lack of interest from customers, labelling the news “nutterly disappointing”.

Derbyshire-based meat supplier Loscoe Chilled Foods has confirmed it is part of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) investigation concerning cooked meat and deli products being mislabelled as British on Booths supermarket shelves.

Farmers are being reminded to treat all sheep returning from grazing with a group 4 wormer and quarantine the animals to avoid bringing resistant worms onto farms.

Dairy farmers are being encouraged to consider the dual benefits of an Aberdeen-Angus sire when selecting beef bulls for their herds.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) regarded former Defra advisor Ben Goldsmith’s comments on sheep farming in the UK as ‘naïve’ and ‘uneducated’ in a statement issued to defend the valuable role sheep fulfill in the UK countryside.

A South Yorkshire family contracting business says investments in quality machinery has been integral to its success. Farmers Guide finds out more.

Latest figures from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) have revealed prime cattle prices reached record high levels at Scottish abattoirs in February, despite the trend being a reduction in prices for this time of year.

The latest round of the Rural Payments Agency’s (RPA) Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) offers grant funding for a range of equipment, including mobile sheep handling and herd monitoring systems, with MSD Animal Health also offering support to improve flock productivity.

Farming groups have criticised the government over plans to sign trade agreements with Canada and Mexico that will lead to low-welfare imports of beef and pork undercutting British producers.

A new whitepaper published by EIT Food, in collaboration with Innovate UK KTN, outlines six priority recommendations which, if implemented, would support the ruminant livestock industry to achieve a transition to Net Zero.