Beef
UK beef farmers look to positive summer for cattle prices
Last week saw the prime cattle trade in the UK move upwards for another week. According to the ADHB, despite numbers...
Beef
Grass
Set stocking is not fit for purpose - grassland specialist advises
Irish livestock farmers could improve the output they achieve from grazed grass, if they moved away from set stocking, according...
Beef
UK beef sales fall over three-month period, lamb down 1% - LMC
Retail beef sales in the UK for the 12 weeks ending May 24, 2015 were down 1.4% compared to the...
Beef
'Global beef prices weakened in first four months of 2015'
In the first four months of 2015 on average global beef prices weakened, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development...
Beef
Argentinian beef exports to EU up 13%
Argentinian beef exports to the European Union (EU) are up 13% to 8,000t from the same time last year, according...
Beef
UK prime cattle supplies expected to be tighter over next six months
Prime cattle supplies in the UK are expected to be tighter over next six months according to Quality Meat Scotland...
Beef
'Once a Charolais calf gets up, you know that nothing can beat it for growth rates and weight'
The new Beef Data and Genomics Programme aims to dramatically improve maternal traits in the national herd over the next...
Beef
Gap widens in UK between farmgate and retail price for beef
UK beef producers received a smaller share of the average retail price in May than they did in January of...
Beef
Wire in gut one of the main causes of suckler cow deaths in the UK
Post-mortem results for in the UK shows that wire in the gut is one of the main causes of suckler...
Dairy
China imports more dairy than any other food item
Dairy is China’s largest imported food item and has an estimated value of $9.54 billion, according to a report by...
Agri-Business
Roscommon and Westmeath shoppers buy more milk than other counties - Tesco
Shoppers in Roscommon and Westmeath buy more milk than the rest of the country, new research from Tesco has shown....
Beef
ROI/NI steer price differential narrows to 36.3p/kg
The differential in steer prices in Ireland and Northern Ireland last week was 36.3p/kg (51c/kg), according to the Livestock and...
Opinion
Beef – it’s all about taste and the US delivers
I have just returned from the US, where I attended the 2015 Alltech symposium. While there, I made it my...
Beef
China reopens its markets to Brazilian beef
China has lifted a three-year ban on Brazilian beef imports into the country. The Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is on a...
Beef
US farmer says hormoned beef must be part of TTIP deal
The proposed free trade agreement between the US and Europe (TTIP) should allow for the export of hormone treated beef...
Balmoral Show
Going to Balmoral? Here's how to get there and what to see at the show
The 147th Balmoral Show takes place this week from May 13 to May 15, at Balmoral Park, Belfast. Lely is to...
Beef
EU meat production to rise by 1.7% in 2015
Bovine meat production is anticipated to rise by 1.7% in 2015 in the EU, according to the Food and Agricultural...
Beef
Why you should vaccinate the bull as well as the whole herd
Always include the bull when vaccinating breeding animals, Animal Heath Ireland (AHI) says. The bull has contact with all breeding females...
