N.Ireland
Finishing cattle younger to avail of BCR payment in NI
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) beef and sheep adviser, Jack Friar has reminded beef producers in Northern...
Beef
N.Ireland
Reminder: Ensuring effective control of lice on cattle
Lice can spread quickly through a herd of cattle that have been housed for the winter as the close contact...
Beef
RVC awarded grants to advance vaccine research into BB and bTB
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) announced it has received two grants from the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) to advance vaccine...
Dairy
Confirmed bluetongue cases in GB rise to 185 – Defra
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Sunday, December 15) confirmed that the total number of...
Environment
British Society of Animal Science defends Bovaer
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) has defended Arla’s controversial trial of Bovaer, a feed additive designed to reduce...
Agri-Business
UFU condemns illegal NI livestock imports due to bluetongue risk
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is condemning the illegal importation of livestock into Northern Ireland from Britain due to the...
Dairy
Mad cow disease identified in Scotland
A case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as mad cow disease, has been confirmed in a...
Agri-Business
Meat Business Women renews alliance with ABP and Cranswick
Meat Business Women (MBW) has renewed its partnerships with long-standing partners ABP UK, ABP Linden, ABP Ireland and Poland, and...
Beef
Reminder: 5 main parasites to keep under control in cattle
Most farmers across the country have the majority of their cattle housed by now and it is important to ensure...
N.Ireland
Suckler financial performance & carbon efficiency trends mirror each other
It is now apparent that trends in suckler beef financial performance and carbon efficiency closely mirror each other. This was...
N.Ireland
2,200 farmers yet to register for NI’s Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme
It has been estimated that 2,200 farmers have yet to register for Northern Ireland’s Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme (BCRS). The...
Beef
Warwickshire Police authorises 'trained farmer' to shoot bull at large
Warwickshire police responded to an incident in Brinklow yesterday (November 3), where an escaped bull had to be shot after...
Beef
NZ beef and lamb farm group says climate policies ‘out of step’
Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), a organisation representing cattle and sheep farmers in New Zealand, has said that the...
Agri-Business
25% will use air fryer to cook all or part of Christmas meal – AHDB
New consumer research data released by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) today (Tuesday, December 3), forecasts a number...
Beef
29% of sheep slaughtered without pre-stunning in 2024 - FSA
29% of sheep and 11% of goats slaughtered in England and Wales are done so without first being stunned, according...
Beef
AHDB: Halal meat accounts for 30% of UK lamb sales
New research from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) shows how halal consumers’ behaviours and consumption habits have changed...
Agri-Business
Lower levels of beef and sheep production forecast for UK
New industry analysis has forecast lower levels of beef and sheep meat production in Great Britain by 2030. The work...
Beef
Antibiotic sales for livestock reach record low - VMD report
Antibiotics sales for livestock have reached the lowest levels since recording began a decade ago, according to a new report...
