N.Ireland
Beef farmers ‘can’t be green if they are in the red’ – CAFRE senior manager
Beef producers in Northern Ireland must be allowed to achieve realistic levels of economic sustainability on an ongoing basis, a...
Beef
Beef
NZ sheep and beef farm profit expected to jump 96% year-on-year
New Zealand sheep and beef farm profit is expected to increase 96% to NZ$287,600 per farm for the 2025/2026 year....
Beef
Rising use of obesity medications ‘good news’ for red meat sector – LMC
The increased use of appetite-suppressing, obesity medications can be developed into a good news story for the red meat industries,...
Beef
England to deploy bTB vaccine by 2030 under new strategy
The University of Cambridge has today (Wednesday, June 10) published the details of a new strategy that plans to achieve...
Dairy
Farmers warned potential impact of heat stress far from over
As temperatures soared across the UK in late May and early June, many farmers will have had cows that experienced...
Agri-Business
NZ red meat sector aims to grow exports to $23bn by 2035
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is aiming to grow the export value of New Zealand’s red meat sector to...
Agri-Business
Analysis: China to reshape global trade flows for beef
China could reshape trade flows for beef globally, according to a market research organisation. DCA Market Intelligence has said that...
Dairy
Making the most of your fertiliser with sulphur
When it comes to spreading nutrients this summer, it is easy to just throw out slurry and chemical fertiliser, but...
Beef
FAO: Poultry meat surpasses beef & dairy growth over past 60 years
The global supply of terrestrial animal source food (TASF), driven mainly by egg, poultry and pig meat, has experienced a...
Beef
Falkland Estate slaughters 271 'untraceable cattle' after investigation
Falkland Estate has confirmed today (Friday, June 5) that it will humanely cull 271 cattle on its farm in Fife...
Agri-Business
Beef no longer the ‘centrepiece’ of British menus – AHDB
While restaurants in the UK have started to expand their menus after several years of “tighter menus”, the proportion of...
N.Ireland
Beef processors ‘moved too far and too fast in cutting prices’ – UFU
Beef processors have “moved too far and too fast in cutting prices”, according to the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) beef...
Dairy
Four new bluetongue cases detected in one week as midge activity rises
Four new cases of bluetongue were detected in the UK last week as midge activity continues to ramp up following...
Beef
Risk of lungworm as weather turns wet
After such a dry and warm week, the rainfall this week may create the perfect environment for lungworm development. The...
Beef
BVD campaign leading to ‘significant reductions’ in antibiotic use
The ongoing BVD eradication campaign is already delivering animal health benefits across Ireland’s dairy and beef sectors. That’s according to...
N.Ireland
Eradicating BVD across island of Ireland ‘priority’ for stakeholders
The eradication of BVD remains the number one priority for Animal Health Ireland (AHI). And the clock is ticking. The...
N.Ireland
Reduced BVD restriction threshold from June in NI
Herd keepers are being reminded that the threshold for applying bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions is to reduce. From...
N.Ireland
Advice for farmers vaccinating breeding cattle for bluetongue
Vaccinating for bluetongue prior to breeding “can give ultimate protection”, according to the Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland (AHWNI)....