Beef
New strategy director appointed at AHDB Beef & Lamb
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Will Jackson as the new Sector strategy director for Beef &...
Beef
Beef
Learn the essentials of calf rearing in one day
A new, one-day course teaching the basics of how to care for, house and feed a calf is one of...
Beef
China to lift its longstanding British beef ban
China has today lifted its longstanding British beef ban, in a landmark move for British producers estimated to be worth...
Beef
Highland Show: 'Super stylish' Limousin heifer clinches Interbreed Championship
The Limousins swept up at this year’s Highland Show, clinching three of the top beef ring titles, including the Interbreed Championship....
Dairy
Think you can handle the heat? Here's the latest farm water shortages advice
With the mercury rising and dry weather set to continue and water shortages a possibility, here’s the latest official advice...
Government
England's largest ever BVD scheme launches today - but what's involved?
A £5.7million funding package to help farmers across England tackle the highly contagious disease Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) has been announced...
Beef
£20 million Scotbeef facility given the green light
An abattoir development described as “absolutely pivotal” for the future of livestock farmers in the north-east has been given the green...
Agri-Business
Union urges councillors to back £20 million Scotbeef plans
NFU Scotland has written to Aberdeenshire councillors asking them to back the Scotbeef planning proposals for development at Thainstone, Inverurie....
Beef
Report: Lim summer sale up by more than £400 on 2017
Following on from a strong sale period in early May, all eyes descended on Carlisle on Friday, June 15, for...
Beef
£2 million Brexit support deal for Welsh red meat sector
A multi-million-pound package of support to help the Welsh agri-food industry prepare for Brexit has been confirmed by First Minister...
Beef
Livestock farmers could be costing themselves by missing correct injection sites
Farmers may be losing money by incorrectly injecting livestock and damaging carcase value, a survey carried out by AHDB Beef...
Beef
Fermanagh sucklers make a splash with annual island swim
Cattle at a National Trust wildlife haven have completed their unconventional annual pilgrimage – by swimming 100m across a lake...
Beef
Fermanagh sucklers make a splash with annual island swim
Cattle at a National Trust wildlife haven have completed their unconventional annual pilgrimage – by swimming 100m across a lake...
Beef
Angus challenge begins as kids meet calves at Balmoral
By Rachel Hessin Most visitors to Balmoral Show settle for a hat or a few pens as a memento –...
Rural Life
Results and pictures: All the action from the beef rings on Balmoral Day 1
As the first day of the Balmoral Show gets underway, judges have been busy inspecting the beef cattle categories, with...
Beef
'Majestic' Derry bull fetches 35,000gns at Carlisle
An impressive 16 bulls – including sale-topper Derry bull Ampertaine Majestic – fetched five-figure sums at Carlisle’s British Limousin sale...
Beef
‘Majestic’ Derry bull fetches 35,000gns at Carlisle
An impressive 16 bulls – including sale-topper Derry bull Ampertaine Majestic – fetched five-figure sums at Carlisle’s British Limousin sale...
Beef
Judge manages a 'cracker' with Carmorn Nutcracker
Female prices were up more than £500 (€571) on last year at the 2018 British Limousin Cattle Society’s May Day Show...
