Then, going on the theory that each hectare (2.471 acres) has an average carrying capacity of say, 15 stock units (mature ...

Lambing Live returned to BBC Two for a second ... By now Kate Humble had a good grasp of the shepherding basics but she soon discovered that hill sheep demand a new set of skills and a whole ...

With Easter just around the corner, spring is in full swing, and lambing season is well underway for many of our local farmers. If you’ve been out and about in the countryside lately ...

Little lambs crawl over my knees. Imagine being cuddled by long-legged, clumsy poodles. Imagine being swarmed by long-legged, clumsy little poodles. This is what lambing season feels like on a ...

Over the past few weeks, we have had very good weather here in the west, which helped in relation to the extra work involved with lambing and calving. Lambing is nearly coming to an end ...