Agri-Business
Asda commits to 100% British beef following similar moves in the sector
Asda has committed to sourcing 100% British beef, as well as increasing the proportion of UK-based suppliers and UK food...
Beef
Beef
UK beef to be served up in the US at AHDB launch event
The first shipment of UK beef to the US will be sampled by key influencers and buyers across three states...
Beef
UK beef exports to the US provide new opportunity for PGI Welsh beef - NFU Cymru
An announcement that PGI Welsh beef could soon be on its way to the US for the first time in...
Beef
Current technologies cannot deliver half of 2050 carbon emissions reduction goal
An independent report assessing the carbon intensity of all UK livestock production systems has identified that currently available technologies cannot...
Beef
'We welcome this opportunity to be able to export beef to the US' - NFU
UK beef is on its way to the US for the first time in more than 20 years after three...
Beef
Over 170 Pilgrim's Pride workers test positive for Covid-19
Over 170 workers at a meat processing plant in Cornwall have tested positive for Covid-19. Most of the cases at...
Agri Politics
'We'll need an army of extra qualified vets to cope with the 500% increase in workload'
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has raised its fears over the number of inspections by vets that will be...
Beef
TB eradication strategy 'the only light at the end of a very dark tunnel' for farmers
“Many farmers will spend their lives fighting what feels like a losing battle against bovine TB, a devastating disease that...
World News
China urges frozen food importers to avoid countries with severe Covid-19 outbreaks
China is warning its frozen food importers to avoid countries with high levels of Covid-19 cases after several imported products...
Beef
Increase in beef bulls on dairy farms drives NI’s increase in beef-sired calves
Figures show more Northern Ireland dairy farmers are choosing to serve cows with beef bulls again as the number of beef-sired...
Beef
Increase in beef bulls on dairy cows drives NI’s rise in beef-sired calves
Figures show more Northern Ireland dairy farmers are choosing to serve cows with beef bulls again as the number of beef-sired...
Pig/Poultry
Market prices well up despite potential 'clouds on the horizon'
According to analysis by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), new data on abattoir throughput from the Department for...
World News
German police investigate illegal workers in meat factories
German police have searched over 40 homes and businesses in an effort to crack down on foreign workers being illegally brought...
Beef
NI farmers warned All-Ireland PGI ‘may not be practical’
Officials are claiming it “may not be practical” to include Northern Ireland in plans for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status...
Beef
NI farmers warned All-Ireland PGI ‘may not be practical’
Officials are claiming it “may not be practical” to include Northern Ireland in plans for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status...
Agri-Business
2 NI beef processors secure access for US export
Two Northern Ireland processors are among four UK agri-food businesses that are officially eligible to export local beef to the...
Beef
UK beef heads stateside for the first time in nearly 25 years
UK beef will be heading across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in 24 years after three UK processors...
Beef
Fears PGI could prevent NI farmers from using term ‘Irish grass-fed beef’
Northern Ireland beef farmers could object to the Republic’s application for PGI status for Irish grass-fed beef should it insist...
