Good silage clamp management this season will maximise forage quality – more than justifying at a time when nitrogen fertiliser prices is at all-time high.

Implementing a hard cull policy in the year ahead could help alleviate rising costs facing many livestock businesses, say advisers.

A new guide aims to help livestock farmers maximise milk and meat production from home-grown forage.

Fewer than one in 20 sheep farmers are contacted by dog owners following an attack on their livestock, reveals a survey.

Sheep farmers are being reminded to prioritise ewe nutrition before lambing to optimise productivity and reduce losses.

Livestock farmers are being invited to join a new project to improve grass management by using data from space to boost productivity and sustainability.

High fertiliser prices are likely to remain for the immediate future – prompting livestock producers to demand more from nutrients when managing grassland.

Nutritional shortfalls in forage should addressed for breeding stock ahead of lambing and calving this spring – as concentrate prices hold strong and livestock are pushed harder on homegrown feeds.

A sheep farming family has developed a successful sheep enterprise by making the most of orphan and cade lambs.