Farms and estates should use the New Year as an opportunity to review their approach to health and safety and make sure they have appropriate…
Month: December 2017
Six monthly routine tests will be introduced for all herds in the High Risk Area – mainly the South West and parts of the Midlands –…
Following a rise in dirty animals being presented to abattoirs this winter, beef and sheep producers are being reminded of the importance of sending clean livestock…
One in five sheep producers are still cross-fostering third lambs onto single-bearing ewes and about 30% are continuing to bottle-feed orphans despite the significant extra labour…
The outstanding performance of JCB’s six-tonne capacity Loadall 560-80 telescopic handler can now be exploited with the added finesse of hydrostatic drive while still packing a…
Poultry farmers’ ability to modernise, adapt and evolve their businesses could be curbed by huge increases in administrative costs, in proposed changes to Environment Agency permit…
Recently published results from the Environment Agency in the Climate Change Agreement biennial progress report show that the dairy sector has achieved an 18.05% energy efficiency…
With many Scottish dairy farmers increasingly struggling to find skilled labour, AHDB and the Scottish Dairy Hub have organised an event with the aim of providing…
With warnings of a forage shortage in some parts of the country, as well as some variable forage qualities, dairy producers are being warned to budget…
Christine Middlemiss has been appointed as the UK’s next Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO). She will take over from Nigel Gibbens who is stepping down at the…