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As recent research suggests lameness-related issues and endemic infectious disease continue to be the key factors affecting production efficiency on cattle and sheep farms, livestock editor Sarah Kidby spoke to farm vets for their views on health trends from 2021, and advice for the coming year.

UK farming organisations have hit out at the deal, claiming there is “extremely little” to benefit British farmers.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) said it was shocked and disappointed by “factually inaccurate and damaging” comments made in a recent Daily Telegraph article.

After Clarkson’s Farm aired on Prime Video, viewers tuned in to witness farm manager Kaleb Cooper regularly lose his temper with Jeremy Clarkson’s attempts at farming. Now, Clarkson’s much-awaited book, Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm has been released. Farmers Guide got hold of a copy and it is everything you would expect and more…

At the award-winning Trefnant Hall Farm, making the most of every sward is the priority for creating a profitable beef and sheep enterprise.

The North Country Cheviot Sheep Society is celebrating a surge in the breed’s popularity.

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed findings from two new reports, which show an overall reduction in sales and usage of antibiotics.

As concern mounts over British farming being undercut by trade deals, AHDB has released an analysis on the potential impact of the deal with Australia.

Feed barley yields with a good premium from difficult ground ill-suited to traditional malting production for an input cost of less than £65/tonne. The Budweiser barley-growing maths certainly adds up for farm manager, Chris Singer and his team at the Carington Estate in Buckinghamshire.

As farmers face an abundance of challenges and stressors, the team at YANA (You Are Not Alone), offer farming families some guidance on stress and how to cope.

What will your farm look like in five, 10 or even 30 years, and what actions can you take now to create that new future?

Hybu Cig Cymru (Meat Promotion Wales) said it has taken ‘immediate action’ after it came to light that a beef product was labelled as ‘Welsh’ despite the label also saying the animal was born, reared and slaughtered in Australia.