Beef stole the crown at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, with 50% more burgers sold during the celebrations than in an average week.

MPs have urged the government to invest more in animal disease prevention – warning that a serious outbreak could devastate the UK livestock industry.

The latest advice and information on a range of topical sheep issues will be on offer at this month’s National Sheep Association Sheep Event.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee saw UK beef and lamb promoted in two valuable overseas markets – France and Iran.

A £10m cashflow fund to help farmers purchase inputs without securing borrowing on fixed assets has been launched by livestock data specialists Breedr.

Grants of up to £250,000 each are being made available for farmers to upgrade their slurry storage facilities.

Dairy farmers are making big strides in managing mastitis in their herds – while using fewer antibiotics, suggests a study.

More farmers are growing high protein fodder crops to ease cashflow pressures, improve milk quality and reduce their environmental impact.

Dairy and beef producers striving to remain profitable as feed costs soar are being encouraged to adopt a similar strategy to pig and poultry producers.

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.