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Ahead of UK Dairy Expo, Angela Calvert, speaks to Harrison and Hetherington’s Glyn Lucas about the event and current challenges to the industry.

A top call of 5,350 was among a number of highlights at the Íæż½ã½ã supported sale of show potential calves at Brecon, where heifers set a thought to be record average of more than 2,700.

A Yorkshire suckler beef farmer has increased his weaning percentage by 5 per cent by focusing on dry cow nutrition and its impact on colostrum quality.

Bluefaced Leicesters led the trade at the Diamond Delights sale at J36, peaking at 8,000gns.

There is no doubt climate change is real and we have to reduce, halt and reverse it while at the same time feeding a growing population, which is a huge challenge.

Duncan Parker is determined that his farming objectives will continue primarily as a food producer whilst embracing new payment systems and working towards net zero.

Watery mouth is one of the most common diseases affecting young lambs. Veterinary surgeon, Will Barker, Castle Vets, Barnard Castle, offers some advice on its prevention.

Bulls and females both sold to a high of 10,000gns at the British Blue Cattle Society sale at Carlisle.

The British Charolais Cattle Society’s White Gold sale of females at Carlisle topped at 18,000gns, a centre record, with an 80 per cent clearance rate.

PAUL TIPPETTS and Christine Williams, Shifnal, dispersed the Blue Texel, Beltex, Texel and Badger Face Texels pedigree females from their Wilodge and Hackney flocks at Carlisle, setting three new breed reocords.