N.Ireland
ABP Angus Youth Challenge focusing on attracting NI students to beef sector
ABP’s agri-skills competition for teenagers, the ABP Angus Youth Challenge, is evolving to more accurately reflect the evolving relationship between...
Beef
Beef
Scanning spring-calving suckler cows 30 days post-breeding
Spring-calving suckler herds that finished breeding in the last week of July can scan cows from now onwards. The best...
N.Ireland
New suckler cow calculator for NI farmers launched
A new tool has been launched to help farmers participating in the Suckler Cow Scheme in Northern Ireland. The Suckler...
Beef
UK vet practice sounds warning after livestock hemlock poisoning
A veterinary practice based in south west England has sounded a warning to farmers on the possibility of livestock poisoning...
Agri-Business
USDA: No detections of screwworm in livestock after human case
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has said that there has been no detections of new world screwworm (NWS) in...
Beef
US authorities confirm case of new world screwworm in human
Authorities in the US have confirmed a case of new world screwworm (NWS) in a human who is understood to...
Agri-Business
NFU welcomes voluntary blood testing for TB
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has welcomed the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) announcement of voluntary blood...
Beef
‘Further consolidation in the meat-processing sector is likely’ – AHDB
Current economics and trends in livestock numbers “may suggest further consolidation in the meat processing sector is likely” in the...
Dairy
Scotland to relax bluetongue movement controls in September
The Scottish government has announced that from September 21, there will be a relaxation of certain movement controls on bluetongue...
N.Ireland
Extra border checks on live animal imports to UK cancelled
In a win for traders, the UK government is suspending the introduction of extra border checks on live animal imports...
Beef
Great British Calf Week to focus on using data for farm decisions
The Great British Calf Week returns on September 10, 2025, focusing on how using data can help inform decisions on...
Dairy
Bluetongue virus confirmed in farmed deer in England
A case of the bluetongue virus serotype three (BTV-3) affecting deer has been confirmed in East Sussex in England. Following...
Beef
New tool for suckler farmers to boost profit and reduce emissions
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development (AHDB) has launched a new genetic tool that measures the potential of an animal to...
Beef
Dawn Meats seeks majority share of NZ’s largest lamb processor
Dawn Meats has announced this morning (Tuesday, August 12) that it has been selected by the board of Alliance Group...
Beef
Beef trade: Where to now for beef prices and the autumn cattle trade?
The reduced supply of cattle in recent weeks has been hindering processor attempts to reduce prices paid to farmers in...
Beef
‘Significant’ rise in UK beef imports from Brazil, Australia and NZ
UK beef import volumes from Brazil, Australia and New Zealand have “significantly increased” this year. According to a recent beef...
Beef
Wales eases bluetongue restrictions for autumn sales
The parliament in Wales has decided to ease bluetongue restrictions ahead of the sale of livestock at markets in the...
Beef
Australia develops world-first biodegradable vaccine for FMD
By Chris McCullough The world’s first biodegradable vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been developed in Australia, a country that...