UK beef heads stateside for the first time in nearly 25 years September 18, 2020 Beef UK beef will be heading across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in 24 years after three UK processors were given the…
Setting up the farmyard for the coming months August 30, 2020 Agri-Business Heavy rainfall has led to housing to prevent damage on some farms, but hopefully this isn’t the end of the grazing season for…
Should I offer meal to my spring-born calves? August 3, 2020 Beef As we move through 2020, most spring-calving suckler herds will be looking to sell this year’s calf crop at sales over the coming…
Takeaway demands provide huge boost for NI lamb and cheese sales June 24, 2020 Beef The nation’s love for kebabs and pizza helped takeaway sales of lamb and cheese soar by 80% during lockdown, according to estimates by…
Dealing with flies in suckler herds June 21, 2020 Beef Suckler farmers should now be on the lookout for flies. At the best of times, flies can irritate suckler cows and their offspring.…
What is the correct way to stack round bales of silage? June 2, 2020 Beef In recent years, more and more baled silage has been made and this year is no different. Tractors and balers have been busy…
Observation and record keeping during breeding June 2, 2020 Beef Close observation during the first month of breeding is essential. Farmers need to keep an eye on cows that have been served and…
Calving interval data for beef dams in Wales for 2019 released May 17, 2020 Beef Reducing cows’ intervals between calving is one of the key improvements that beef farmers should aim for in order to increase the efficiency…
What causes bloat and how can it be avoided? May 3, 2020 Beef With the grazing season in full swing in all parts of the country, cattle can be dotted across the countryside grazing fresh pastures.…
Milking hundreds of cows and finishing 2,000 Brazilian-origin bulls in Egypt April 13, 2020 Beef Earlier this year, AgriLand embarked on a Bord Bia and Department of Agriculture-led trade missed to North Africa – visiting both Algeria and…
NI marts suspend operations amidst virus pandemic March 23, 2020 Beef Niall Claffey and Claire Mc Cormack A large number of marts across Northern Ireland have announced the suspension of operations for at least…
How might Covid-19 impact on dairy and red meat sectors? March 20, 2020 Dairy The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) dairy analyst Patty Clayton and her red meat colleague Duncan Wyatt have gone on the record…
China lifts 30-month age restriction on US beef imports January 24, 2020 Beef China and the US have signed an agreement whereby the Asian country will remove the 30-month age limit for beef it imports from…
Dale Farm and ABP Horizon Dairy Beef Partnership: Everything you need to know January 16, 2020 Beef Two of Northern Ireland’s major agri-food businesses, Dale Farm and ABP, have announced the Horizon Dairy Beef Partnership. ‘Horizon’ is the first collaborative…
Dale Farm and ABP announce new dairy-beef partnership – ‘Horizon’ January 14, 2020 Beef Northern Irish dairy processor Dale Farm and beef processor ABP have joined forces to launch an initiative aimed at “building a more sustainable…
Revisited: A feed bill of $10,000/month to deal with a 20-month drought in the US December 26, 2019 Beef The final farm stop when AgriLand visited Texas earlier this year was to Steven Anderson – a Beefmaster cattle breeder – located in the Panhandle…
Revisited: How a US mart selling up to 110,000 head annually operates December 25, 2019 Beef Following on from the visit to the Wrangler Feedyard in the US, the next stop – for an Irish delegation of farmers and…
Revisited: Inside the gates of a 50,000 head feedlot in Texas December 24, 2019 Beef Up next is the first of the international beef farms that AgriLand visited in May 2019 – as part of ONE19: The Alltech…
