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Breeding ewes trade at Shrewsbury The first seasonal entry of 275 breeding ewes at Shrewsbury Auction Centre met with a "tremendous" trade on Tuesday. Top prices of the d... £7m disease project to help livestock sector The health of Great Britain’s livestock sector will receive a big boost thanks to a grant to fund research into potential new vaccines for paras... New practices needed to beat blowflies British sheep farmers are being urged to treat their ewes against blowfly strike immediately after shearing them this year instead of later in the sea... Sheep working party elects new vice chairman NFU Cymru President, Ed Bailey, has been elected Vice Chairman of the European farmers’ organisation COPA-COGEGA’s sheep working party. Th... Beltex enjoys growth in South West showing classes The Beltex Sheep Society is enjoying continued growth in its South West showing classes, with numbers rising year on year. Following successes at... New date and venue for Kenilworth Show One of the Midlands’ leading agricultural shows takes place in Warwickshire on Saturday, June 5. The Kenilworth Show attracts thousands of p... Jack Watkinson secures Wensleydale Association trophy double Wensleydale sheep stalwart Jack Watkinson, of Hutton Ghyll, Constable Burton, Leyburn, secured a notable trophy double at the annual meeting of The We... SCOPS Group welcomes new anthelmintic for sheep, but warns the sheep industry to use it carefully The introduction of a new broad spectrum anthelmintic group (4-AD monepantel*) on to the UK market is an important addition in the fight to maintain g... Chai Stop frozen curries now delivered nationwide using eco friendly sheep’s wool insulation Chai Stop’s award winning authentic frozen curries hand-made in Minster, Kent are now available nationwide, thanks to the innovative use of shee... Novartis Animal Health introduce new class of drench Amino-Acetonitrile Derivatives (AADs) - which are effective against roundworms, including resistant strains, and will help ensure a sustainable future... Tree planting can aid farms as well as planet The farming and forestry sectors are getting together to agree how best to tackle climate change. A round-table discussion was announced by Rural ... I’ve got nothing to wear……!! Alpaca fear leads to new lines After owning alpacas for nearly five years and my herd now standing at 30 animals it is a shocking fact that I do not possess one single item made fro... Shift in wool price long overdue "Wool producers can expect an increase in their wool cheques this year, with the demand for wool at the BWMB’s auctions being very strong i... Highest Auction Price For 15 Years As Wool Sales Cancelled The vigorous demand for wool, coupled with limited supply, which has sent prices to 113p a kilo in recent weeks, has led to the cancellation of 2 of t... American Market Welcomes Wool and Wool Project says Wool Board CEO The British Wool Marketing Board (the Wool Board) attended the leading North American flooring show – Surfaces 2010 - held in Las Vegas in February, t... Coping with new recording legislation in English and Welsh sheep flocks Sheep farmers worried by the extra paper work that could be caused by new regulations requiring individual electronic identification (EID) of sheep co... New project offers North East farmers a glimpse of the future Beef and sheep farmers across the North East are being invited to take part in an exciting project to create the farm of the future. Funding has be... Bluetongue vaccination of ewes protects lambs for at least 14 weeks Lambs born to ewes that had received a booster shot of inactivated bluetongue virus type 8 vaccine in the second year of a vaccination programme were ... Annual MOT keeps beef and sheep enterprises on track Beef and sheep farmers should set annual performance targets for their enterprise at the start of each year to drive their business forward, according... Major Wool Campaign Launched by HRH The Prince of Wales A major promotional campaign was launched yesterday (26th Jan 2010) by HRH The Prince of Wales. The Wool Project is his initiative to bring the natur... A Few Pre Lambing Essentials James Brinicombe, Company Director, Denis Brinicombe Group Across the UK many flocks are lambing at the moment but there are still more yet to lamb... Demand for in lamb ewes at Shrewsbury Auction Centre Auctioneers Halls reported an excellent sale of 250 Suffolk and North Country Mule in lamb ewes on Tuesday at Shrewsbury Auction Centre. The ewes,... Another Happy New Year for Garnetts at Skipton It was another Happy New Year for John and Judy Garnett at Skipton Auction Mart, as their pen of five Beltex-cross lambs landed the venue’s Janu... Scotland’s sheep farmers braced for new ‘E-ewe’ tagging rules Scotland’s sheep farmers braced for new ’E-ewe’ tagging rules New law could push many sheep farmers over the edge, local MEP warn... Records smashed at Skipton charity sheep show and sale Records were broken all round at the third annual charity show and sale of Mule wether lambs organised by Addingham & District Sheep Breeders’ A... Doug Lambie wins shearing Personality Award Doug Lambie, who farms in North Wales and is a Shearing Instructor with the British Wool Marketing Board, has been awarded the Shearing Personality of... Euro MP wants Shetland sheep to opt out of electronic eartags Scottish MEP Struan Stevenson has called for a last-minute derogation from electronic identification for sheep in Shetland. The Conservative MEP h... Livestock ID companies set the record straight on EID A spokesperson for the livestock identification trade body, ALIDMA (Association of Livestock Identification Manufacturers), which represents more than... Third annual Sheep Auction to raise funds for hospice Members of Addingham and District Sheep Breeders Association are holding their third annual charity sheep sale in aid of Sue Ryder Care Manorlands Hos... Lamb carcase splitting costing producers millions Lamb carcase splitting is costing producers in Great Britain between £23 million and £34 million a year according to new economic analysis carried out... Hign barren rate could be an indication of toxoplasmosis Sheep farmers having ewes scanned for pregnancy over the coming weeks and finding barren rates above 2% could have a flock under threat from toxoplasm... Sheep producers failing to capitalise on vaccine value Many sheep producers are failing to capitalise on the efficacy and value of proven vaccines and could significantly improve their control of preventab... NFU lobbying leads to success over sheep movements Movement of sheep to temporary grazing or rented land where the ownership of the animals does not change will not have to be individually recorded by ... First international sheepmeat forum identify world challenges NFU Cymru last week attended the first ever International Sheepmeat forum in Brussels, which brought together producer and processor organisations fro... CLA’s cautious welcome for sheep tagging announcement The CLA has welcomed a decision by Defra which will allow farmers who move sheep to temporary grazing or rented land to record movements using the exi... Tony takes top prize at Bishops Castle Sheep sale The prize for the top priced pen of breeding sheep at the annual Bishops Castle sheep sale went to Tony Tortoriello, of Cefn Coed, Cefnllys, Llandrind... Blue Faced Leicesters take lead at Skipton multi-breed highlight Variety, quality and strong trade were seen at the annual multi-breed show and sale of pedigree and pure-bred rams and females at Skipton Auction Mart... NFU to host sheep EID meeting for farmers The NFU is urging sheep farmers in Cumbria and North Lancashire to attend a meeting where the affects of implementing individual recording and electro... EBLEX report shows boost for Sheep sector The NFU has said the Eblex business pointers report for sheep illustrates a step in the right direction after it showed improved production cost perfo... Leading breeders take top honours at Skipton Charollais rams show Two loyal and long-standing breed stalwarts shared the headlines at the annual British Charollais Sheep Society show and sale of commercial rams at Sk... Ufac launches new website Specialist feed supplement manufacturer Ufac-UK has launched a new website, located at www.ufacuk.com The easy-to-navigate site provides informativ... Wilson Mule Wethers are Skipton store lamb champions Over 8,000 lambs went under the hammer at the annual show and sale of mule wether lambs at Skipton Auction Mart. (Wed, Aug 26) With purchasers from... New performance indicator tool will help sheep producers target health inputs and improve flock performance Sheep producers will now find it easier to highlight areas where flock productivity can be improved, thanks to a practical new management tool develop... Don't blame industry for EID delays Don’t blame industry for EID delays, says LAA Delays in the implementation of an acceptable EID policy for the UK sheep industry follow Defra&rs... Booths shine at NEMSA Silver Jubilee BFL and progeny show The most expensive Blue Faced Leicester ram lamb sold anywhere in the country last year - now a shearling and accompanied with three of his first crop... Brassicas deliver cost effective carcase quality for winter finished lamb Summer sown stubble turnips have been shown in a joint ADAS and University of Bristol study to offer the essential combination of consistent eating qu... Skill, strength and ambition needed at the English Shearer of the Year ROYAL WELSH LAMB SHEARING CIRCUIT FINALS, FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2009 Skill, strength and ambition of two nations will combine in Builth Wells next wee... New sheep Autotagger® from Masham, North Yorkshire-based Ritchey A leading manufacturer and supplier of products to the agricultural, equine and pet market has launched a new automatic tagger for sheep to trade cust... Lean times prove good for lamb The recession is causing consumers to change their eating habits - they’re going out less and buying fewer ready meals but cooking from scratch ... Suffolk ram sells for 20,000 guineas at Shrewsbury A six-month-old ram lamb sold for 20,000 guineas at the Suffolk Sheep Society’s National Show and Sale in Shrewsbury on Saturday. The ram la...