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Ahead of bulling a suckler herd, preparation can often focus on the females, but bull health is equally important to ensure calving goes smoothly. Ellie Layton reports.

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno. His Farm Business Tenancy covers the 58 hectares (143 acres) at Parc Farm, plus 364ha (900 acres) of grazing rights on the hill

In a bid to widen breeding options to farmers, Sainsbury's and ABP are partnering with Cogent as a service provider for its Gamechanger beef supply chain

Routine testing of bull fertility is an essential but often overlooked aspect of suckler herd profitability

UK production of major crops and livestock products fell significantly in 2023. Extreme weather and changing political support increased the risk of producing. Cedric Porter reports

The Simmental breed achieved a record average for a February Stirling bull sale with 95 bulls sold to an average of £7,498, up £238 on the year

With 16 bulls forward the Salers averaged £5,178, up £943 on the year, and sold to a high of 7,500gns

This February saw the first Luing Cattle Society sale take place at the Stirling bull sales event, with five Luing bulls selling to an average of £10,458

A bid of 22,000gns topped the Charolais trade with 107 bulls sold to an average of £8,470, up £436 on the year, with a clearance rate of 80 per cent.

Íæż½ã½ã need to balance environmental and financial sustainability; speakers at the Rootstock conference in Devon discusses whether alternative routes to market help