Agri-Business
UK report: Farmers advised to assess feed stocks following dry weather spell
Livestock farmers are being advised to assess feed requirements because ongoing dry weather conditions could impact on future supplies, according...
Beef
Beef
Beef Plan ‘frustrated’ at exclusion from TB eradication forum
Beef Plan Movement representatives were not invited to the recent meeting of the tuberculosis (TB) eradication forum, chaired by Minister...
N.Ireland
NI farmers advised to use up UK livestock tags before they become ‘obsolete’ in June
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Monday, May 12) advised farmers in Northern Ireland to...
Beef
US suspends live cattle imports from Mexico due to parasite spread
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through US ports...
Beef
Irish and UK reps win titles at World Angus Competition in Oz
The Irish and UK team of Aberdeen Angus breed enthusiasts competing in the youth competition of the World Angus Forum...
N.Ireland
Beef Plan Movement appoints a general manager
The Beef Plan Movement has appointed Nadaline Webster to the position of general manager, which is a new role for...
N.Ireland
Host nation sought for World Butchers’ Challenge
With the success of the 2025 World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) still fresh in everyone’s minds, it’s time to look ahead....
Dairy
Report challenges assumptions about livestock impact
A new report from the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) challenges the current assumption that meat and dairy products from livestock...
Beef
FAO calls for action amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks
Enhanced awareness and action is needed due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in Europe, the United Nations Food and Agriculture...
Rural Life
Watch: Farmer Phil’s calves jump for joy with space hoppers
Farmer and internet sensation, Philip Stewart, aka ‘Farmer Phil’, has introduced a novel source of calf enrichment on his Longford...
N.Ireland
Limousin bulls average £5,225 at society sale in Ballymena
There was steady trade for Limousin bulls at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s regional April show and sale, hosted by...
Agri-Business
FAO: Meat Price Index up 3.2% in March
The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher quotations for major cereals, meat and...
Beef
Emergency TB summit ‘not before time’ – TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Agriculture, Deputy Martin Kenny, has said that the agriculture minister’s decision to call a summit to...
Beef
Tyrone herd sells Simmental bull to Scotland for £22,000
The Ranfurly Simmental herd based in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, has announced the private sale of its pedigree Simmental bull ‘Ranfurly...
N.Ireland
Cattle in NI ‘increasingly susceptible’ to BVD – AHWNI
Farmers have been warned that cattle in the Northern Ireland herd will be “increasingly susceptible” to bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD),...
N.Ireland
Young Irish and UK delegates travel to World Angus Forum in Oz
Over the course of the next week, the World Angus Forum is taking place in Australia and a team of...
N.Ireland
BVD ‘grace period’ reduced in NI for positive or inconclusive animals
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has reminded herd owners in Northern Ireland that the grace period...
N.Ireland
Beef Week 2025 to champion NI produce
Today (Wednesday, April 23) marks the start of Beef Week 2025, a marketing campaign that aims to shine a spotlight...
