Slightly alarming that ⁦Kemi Badenoch⁩ seems to think Parliament shouldn’t be doing animal welfare legislation. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Got sent this photo earlier from a neighbour who had found this ewe while out for a walk After a struggle I got her home and to the vets, but who ever’s dog did this must have known the damage it had done #keepdogsonleads it’s that simple

Great to see native breed meat being promoted like this. #NativeBreedsForModernNeeds

RBST have been informed by Grassroots Systems Ltd who mange the RBST Combined Flock Book that currently breeders will be unable to access the online registry. If you have any concerns, please contact Grassroots directly.

The sheep section of the Scottish Smallholder Festival is always popular - and competitive! Make sure you're part of this fantastic event and download an entry form from our website.

And we're very much looking forward to seeing you Wendy!

This is not how we should be keeping cows. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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"❗️ A calf died on the farm. A postmortem found that a poo bag was in its ruminant as the cause of death "Take your 💩 home with you! " Credit: Weaver Dairy House

If the UK adopted organic-style nature-friendly farming, phased out industrial livestock and made space for wildlife to thrive (yes please) then ruminant animals would play STARRING roles but meat/dairy consumption would need to drop 50-70%. Big challenge! theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I'll be eternally grateful to King Charles for unveiling this picture of me standing next to the late Tetford Vindicator, a Tetford Q Guild son out of Tetford Laurel born in 2014. He was the father of Tetford Zack born in 2018. #tetfordlonghorns #pedigree #Longhorns #easycalving

For anyone interested in what scientists, rather than legendary rock guitarists, think about Bovine TB in cattle here is a link to the Godfray Review. TLDR - 1. Badgers are part of the problem, but not the whole problem. And 2. its complicated. gov.uk/government/pub…

But Brian May from Queen told Farmers Weekly farmers don’t care about nature?

This is just so short-sighted and ultimately counterproductive, costing more in the long run

At that age I was hitchhiking and interrailing all over Europe, thinking I was Dean Moriarty.

This is a much better use for a golf course than golf. thetimes.com/article/fd4549…

While the livestock on Hirta were also evacuated, the feral sheep on Boreray and Soay were left to continue living wild as they had done for >400 yrs & ~2000 yrs respectively.

This strikes me as being a very good idea. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Banned in UK #farming 17 and. 5 years ago respectively. Meanwhile in Australia the use of toxic bipyridyl herbicides continues…#FoodSafety

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