Enticed by the growing demand for mutton and chevon, many families in Nyandarua and Laikipia counties are now engaged in commercial sheep farming.Farmers involved in the business say it requires ...

Getting ewes and lambs to grass is a welcome relief to farmers in reducing the workload but key management tasks should also ...

With many ewes and lambs now settled at grass there are several key issues to be aware of to ensure that lambs meet their ...

A conservation initiative to restore the Elk Valley's west bighorn sheep is making headway this year, with plans to restore ...

The Easter holidays have flown by and the farm is now devoid of the grubby faced, ever happy whirlwind that is the little guy ...

Both yardings and slaughter for cattle and sheep were significantly lower due to public holidays this week.Yardings eased by ...

On April 11, the Ludlow Market store sale saw 411 store cattle sold, with the top price steer fetching £2,540. There was plenty of interest in the cows on offer, with the top price cow fetching £1,970 ...

The Easter Monday fixture at CCM Skipton featured an annual breeding sheep highlight, the second ewes and lambs show of the season, with a bumper entry of 328 outfits, or 848 head, among them some ...

A RECORD-BREAKING New Zealand shearer and a South African who took to shearing after being ruled out of rugby by a severe injury are this week tackling what is the first world shearing record in South ...