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Joy and carrots as event horse reunited with his 91-year-old owner/breeder

A 91-year-old was delighted to be reunited with an event horse she owns and bred – and told his five-star rider off for not cutting the horse’s carrots properly. Louise Harwood took Blues Cloud to visit Lady Jennifer Evans-Bevan at Kington Court Nursing Home, Herefordshire. Louise told H&H Lady Jennifer had not seen “Cloudy” since […]

A ringside view of Britain s livestock markets – a photo essay | Environment

Supermarket power and the BSE crisis nearly killed off traditional auctions. But with sales of £2bn, they remain a keystone of farming life. We joined the traders at Ross and Hereford

Flocks invest to lift ewe and lamb outfits by £10 a life

Flocks invest to lift ewe and lamb outfits by £10 a life >More in © Tim Scrivener Flocks have ploughed last year’s profits back into breeding sheep, lifting many in-lamb ewes by £30 on the year and ewes with lambs by £10 a life. Exeter and Sedgemoor’s sales of ewes and lambs have averaged £10 more on the year across January and February sales. This has set the tone for a strong trade, despite the challenging winter weather. A Brexit deal, a national SQQ of 287.4p/kg on Monday and talk of tight sheep numbers in Europe are reasons auctioneers are confident about the sheep sector.

Lamb prices likely to stay high amid tight supply

Lamb prices likely to stay high amid tight supply >More in © Tim Scrivener Tight supply, a tariff-free EU deal and limited imports mean lamb prices should stay high. However, there are warnings of possible volatility. Many producers sold lambs in the run-up to Christmas and New Year’s Day, due partly to fears of a hard Brexit and continued wet weather, which was making finishing lambs a challenge, say auctioneers. In the week ending Tuesday 12 January, markets saw the SQQ average jump 19.5p/kg to average 262.52p/kg liveweight. This was on a throughput of just over 75,000 head, itself a 99% rise on the previous week, which also saw a substantial price increase. 

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