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Supplied by a range of manufacturers from both the UK and abroad, the range of mobile handling systems has grown rapidly, helping to make sheep farmers’ day-to-day tasks easier. Ellie Layton looks at some recent changes and updates available.

At an AHDB event in Cumbria, Dr Awal Fuseini, halal sector senior manager at AHDB, discussed the halal market, focusing on both the misconceptions and positive opportunities it presents to UK sheep farmers.

In the last few years, studies suggest that maedi visna (MV) is on the increase in Britain. Ellie Layton looks at how flocks can be protected.

New data emerging from a study involving Welsh sheep flocks shows good potential to significantly reduce the number of ewes that need to be wormed around lambing time.

Resistance to some commonly used antibiotics have been found among watery mouth causing bacteria, an Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) project has shown.

Improving forage quality thorough better grazing management could be a way to reduce methane output on-farm.

As labour supply remains a challenge for the agricultural industry, understanding how to best attract future employees, is key to combating the hidden costs of staff turnover.

The retailer will now stock some products from New Zealand in response to the cost-of-living crisis

Following the launch of Defra’s Annual Health and Welfare Review last week, Katie Fallon looks at how farmers can get involved.

With unvaccinated livestock at risk of clostridial diseases, farmers are being urged to plan ahead for vaccine supply issues.