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Award-winning livestock tank cuts hazardous maintenance from hours to minutes (opens the original)
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The QEW liquid feeding tank, developed by German company WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp, has been awarded the 2026 DLG Innovation Award EuroTier in silver. This new generation of mixing tanks aims to address long-standing maintenance hazards in liquid feeding systems. The QEW represents a fundamentally redesigned generation of mixing tanks for liquid feeding systems, which addresses a major weakness in existing livestock housing technology: the extremely labour-intensive and hazardous maintenance wor
Welsh sheep farmers offered up to £1,000 per ram in genetics pilot (opens the original)
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Sheep farmers are being invited to take part in a new pilot project aimed at improving flock performance through genetics. The Floctest: EBVs in Action pilot is part of the Welsh Sheep Genetics project and is funded by the Welsh Government. It is delivered by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and aims to compare the impact of using high genetic merit, performance-recorded rams with existing stock rams in hill and maternal sheep flocks. Dr Eleri Thomas from HCC said: "As part of the pro
AI-powered farrowing pen wins top EuroTier awards for innovation and animal welfare (opens the original)
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An AI-powered farrowing pen has won the Gold DLG Innovation Award and the Animal Welfare Award at EuroTier 2026. Developed by WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp in collaboration with VetVise, the system is designed to improve welfare standards and operational efficiency in pig farming. A retrofittable, camera-based, and AI-controlled assistance system, the pen continuously analyses the behaviour of sows and piglets, especially in free-range settings, and translates those observations into automated housi
AI tool alerts farmers to pig tail injuries before biting spreads (opens the original)
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An AI-powered tool is transforming how farmers monitor pig welfare and identify signs of tail biting. PigTail, developed by WEDA, recently won the silver DLG Innovation Award at EuroTier 2026 for its use of camera-based image processing in sorting chutes for group-housed pigs. The fully automated system uses artificial intelligence to analyse each pig’s tail condition as it passes through the chute, identifying injuries or signs of tail biting with the goal of improving welfare monitoring. A spo
Kelso boys make the most of their sunny Ayrshire evening (opens the original)
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Cassington Farm and Livestock shared this photo of the Kelso boys enjoying their last night of Ayrshire sunshine. Enjoy joyful connections, photographic insights, and creative inspiration with The Scottish Farmer Camera Club. Join our vibrant community today. Do you have a local story or photograph you’d like to share with The Scottish Farmer? Click the banner below to access our 'Send Us Your News' portal, and your contribution could be featured online and in print.
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