The full new RBST Watchlist, showing the latest position for each of the UK’s native livestock and equine breeds, will be published in April 2025. The current Watchlist (published in April 2024) can ...
Farmer-owned dairy co-operative, First Milk, has won 12 medals at the British & Irish Cheese Awards, across both its Golden Hooves and BV Dairy brands.
Targets drive everything; we have targets on defence, on housing, on net zero - we have environmental targets on taking land out of production, for clean air and water - but we still don’t have ...
The National Sheep Association (NSA) will welcome UK breed societies and enthusiastic pedigree sheep breeders to an insightful workshop this May as part of its refreshed NSA Breed Society Forum. The ...
Prominent Carmarthenshire farmer, and Member of Parliament for Caerfyrddin, Ann Davies, has been shortlisted for the Agricultural Ambassador of the Year prize at the National Women in Agriculture ...
The Environment Agency has today published water company Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) Annual Return data for 2024 showing the frequency and duration of spills from storm overflows in England.
Empowering farmers, Indigenous Peoples, local communities and scientists to conserve and use genetic resources is key to resilient agrifood systems Genetic diversity is key to creating more resilient ...
The recently published UK National Action Plan for Pesticides outlines how government will support farmers to manage pests, weeds and diseases sustainably, minimising the risks and impacts on human ...
Researchers at Aberystwyth University have identified a simple yet highly effective set of metrics which could be used to help improve the financial performance of livestock farms. Regular data ...
It will be important for farmers to maximise returns on this year's lambs as the market continues to strengthen. Breeding ewe numbers in the UK continue to decline, with Defra indicating the total ...