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Investigations are ongoing following the theft of a lorry container of beef carcasses from…
Farmers who choose to outwinter their livestock to reduce housing and feeding costs are being encouraged to monitor their livestock to “ensure that…
A Limousin-sired heifer from North Yorkshire took Supreme Champion ‘Rizzo’ at 30th Welsh Winter Fair held at Builth Wells on November 25-26. Owned by…
Calls have been made for changes to British labelling in light of a BBC documentary highlighting the lower environmental and welfare standards food…
A new campaign from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is set to reach over a million consumers in Scotland over the festive period by…
As many as 427 BVD positive animals have been retained across 283 Northern Ireland herds, despite mounting pressure to rid farms of the animals. The…
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to negotiate with processors to gain a higher base price as abattoirs experience cattle shortage.…
Farming in Dungiven, Co Derry, Derek and Jennifer Glenn run a beef finishing operation on approximately 200ac of land, bringing Limousin, Charolais and…
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) and Control of Cattle Parasites Sustainably (COWS) have warned that liver fluke cases are increasing…
An organic farmer in the UK has been finishing cattle – at 28 months – off mixed-species grasslands alone, while also out-wintering his…
Antibiotics training is to become mandatory for Northern Ireland beef and lamb farmers under changes to the region’s Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS)…
A senior official from the European Commission has said that the losses in the Chinese pig herd from African swine fever (ASF) and…
The Beef Plan Movement is asking for clarity from the UK groceries code adjudicator after comments she made in relation to an unnamed…
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), has scooped four major awards at the 2019 CIPR Cymru Wales PRide Awards ceremony in…
Sexed semen now accounts for almost one in three inseminations in the UK, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). The…
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine heard from Christine Tacon, the UK’s Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) this evening, Tuesday,…
Spring-calving beef farmers in Scotland are advised to consider delaying weaning as a means to burn off excess condition on suckler cows. It…
Reports that Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia has been bought by a consortium led by Petter Stordalen “exposes complete hypocrisy and hidden agendas”, according…
