Beef
HCC scholarship recipient to 'change the reputation' of the sucker cow
This year’s recipient of the Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) scholarship is seeking to “change the reputation” of...
Beef
N.Ireland
UK livestock farmers warned about fungi in grain
Livestock farmers in the UK are being urged by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to be familiar with...
Beef
HCC reveals first members of Meat Minds initiative
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has announced 10 individuals from across the red meat supply chain as...
Beef
Lidl to invest £1.5 billion into British beef industry over 5 years
Lidl has today (Monday, July 22) committed to investing £1.5 billion into the British beef industry over the next five...
Agri-Business
Farmers could take advantage of good cattle prices and tight supply - H&H
Harrison & Hetherington has said selling cattle over the next few weeks could be a good business decision for beef...
Agri-Business
More than $6m to support Canadian beef export market
Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay has announced an investment of more than $6 million in two beef...
Environment
Supermarket groups back feed trials to cut methane emissions from UK farms
Supermarket giant Tesco is backing a new four month methane-reducing feed supplement trial with a major dairy supplier in the...
Beef
1,100 school children learn about Welsh red meat production
Over 1,000 school children from across Carmarthenshire learned about Welsh red meat production and the role in plays in diets...
Agri-Business
Alltech begins 2-year partnership with Meat Business Women
Alltech has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting gender diversity, equality and inclusion across the global meat and food supply chain...
N.Ireland
Record entry of sheep and cattle at Omagh Show 2024
Omagh Show 2024 enjoyed a record entry of sheep with classes continuing on well into the afternoon. The event’s chief sheep...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Increased demand for dairy in June
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar...
N.Ireland
Research trial: Extra 100kg N/ha only yielded 1t DM/ha per year
A research trial into yields as a result of sowing multi-species swards has revealed that using an additional 100kg of...
N.Ireland
Jersey cow wins dairy inter-breed title at Newry Show
Newry Show 2024 saw a tremendous Jersey cow scooping the event’s dairy inter-breed title – Potteswalls Bontino Dawn. She calved...
N.Ireland
Delivering improved levels of sustainability in beef sector
Enhancing levels of sustainability within the beef sector has been recognised as a key climate change target for agriculture across...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host farm walk on Co. Tyrone suckler enterprise
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to host a farm walk just outside Caledon, Co....
Beef
Morrisons launches seaweed-based livestock feed for low carbon beef products
Morrisons has today (Thursday, June 27) announced a partnership with Sea Forest to introduce seaweed-based livestock feed to fast track...
Beef
AHDB and Germinal monitor farm event to discuss lucerne
A monitor farm event organised by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and Germinal will focus on lucerne as...
Beef
What counties are high-risk for bluetongue?
With recent warming weather, and average daily temperatures being consistently above 12°C, bluetongue virus (BTV) transmission is now possible in...