Michael Priestley

Maximising rest periods by moving cattle up to four times a day has reduced winter housing from five months to as little as seven weeks on a heavy clay Kent farm.

A slow growing season has been blamed for a 3% fall in maize dry matter levels in a nutrition company's published forage sampling data.

Phenomenal finished beef prices mean that the ball is in the court of the farmer when marketing cattle and signing up to integrated supply contracts.

Recent surges in the store lamb trade are more of a nod to national flock contraction than bullish buyer confidence.

A major slurry lagoon project is a Lanarkshire family farm’s next step in their organic journey. Andrew Stewart, of Draffan Marshill, Kirkmuirhill, says

Sheep keepers that marketed culls last week cashed in on a freak bidding frenzy that took prices beyond supply and demand dynamics.

A leading welfare assurance scheme has been called on to support pig farmers as they adjust to a raft of extra welfare demands.

Going organic is a natural step for one Highland farm as it takes steps to reduce risk and restructures. The maternal stock of beef and sheep farmers

A Welsh grazier has taken life lessons from indigenous peoples and farming lessons from leading farmers and consultants to ring the changes at home. Wil

A 140p/kg gulf between cull cow and prime cattle base prices is expected to close over the coming weeks as processors seek cheaper cuts. Trade sources