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Hereford farmer, Tom Garlic farms 1800 breeding ewes and finishes 2500 store lambs a year. He reflects on his time spent entering competitions, giving him the confidence to push for improvement

The role of grazing animals must not be ignored in protection of upland areas, urges NSA chief

For the first time the NSA’s sheep worrying survey gathered data from the UK’s dog-owning public to better understand how to target trends and behaviours of those at risk of causing distress to livestock

75 highly skilled sheep shearers have been stopped from entering the UK which would have helped prevent heat stroke and disease during the warm months, says MP

Preliminary results of the Forage for CH4nge project were shared with farmers at a meeting in Leyburn, North Yorkshire

A project has brought together farmers and scientists to better understand how forage type, landscape and traditional sheep breeds influence the environmental footprint of upland sheep farming

The sheep industry must actively engage with Defra’s long-awaited consultation on castration and tail docking methods to ensure future policy reflects the realities of commercial sheep farming, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has said.

As harsher penalties are set to be introduced, the organisation says its survey aims to continue supporting farmers and raising awareness

Trade sectors have warned that post-Brexit meat inspections on UK exports have become 'unsustainable'

Body to consider proposals for a more targeted system of support, focused on smaller abattoirs