Beef
Four new directors appointed to HCC board
The Welsh government has today (Monday, April 17) announced four new directorial appointments to the board of Hybu Cig Cymru...
Beef
Sheep
Sheep kill up 21% on March 2022 but pig kill down
The number of UK clean sheep slaughterings in March 2023 was up 21%, or 1240,000 head on the same time...
Agri-Business
Scotland to introduce tighter controls to reduce spread of bTB
Farmers bringing cattle into Scotland are set to be subject to tighter controls in order to reduce the risk of...
Agri-Business
Kite Consulting urges farmers to check mineral levels in cow diets
A dairy consultant at Kite Consulting has said that checking mineral levels in transition cow diets has never been so...
Agri-Business
HCC £4,000 travel scholarship applications now open
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has opened its travel scholarship, worth £4,000, for applications. Applications are open...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats relaunches management programme with UCD
Dawn Meats has announced the return of its Management Development Programme run in association with University College Dublin (UCD). The...
Agri-Business
German meat consumption in 2022 was lowest on record
Preliminary information from the Federal Information Centre for Agriculture (BZL) in Germany shows that the long-term trend towards lower meat...
Beef
Sedgemoor sale sees Red Ruby Devon bulls peak at 6200gns
Red Ruby Devon bulls sold for a top price of 6200gns, meaning an average of more than £4300 for males,...
Beef
Dutch businesses see success with methane-reducing additive
Three businesses active in the Dutch agriculture sector have said that their partnership has seen success with a new methane-reducing...
Agri-Business
AHDB reduces operational costs by £8.5 million
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) exceeded its target of reducing operational costs by £7.8 million by the end...
Agri-Business
Meat-free meals rise in popularity by 23%
Meat-free meals in the out-of-home market increased by 23.1% year-on-year, ahead of spend growth for meat, fish and poultry meals,...
Agri-Business
Rural group slams PETA's call for plant-based Royal Highland Show
The Countryside Alliance has slammed People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for encouraging the Royal Highland Show to...
Government
Welsh govt launches 'refreshed' bTB eradication plan
The Welsh government has launched a “refreshed” bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication plan. The five-year delivery plan will build on the...
Agri-Business
SETU announced as winner of Great Agri-Food Debate
South East Technological University (SETU) has been declared the winner of the 8th annual Great Agri-Food debate, organised by Dawn...
Agri-Business
Meat Business Women appoints new client relationship director
Meat Business Women (MBW), the community for women working in the meat industry, has announced the appointment of Roxy Walker...
Agri Politics
Nominations now open for British Farming Awards
Entries and nominations are now open for the 2023 British Farming Awards, which aim to highlight the work carried out...
Beef
NFU Scotland to host bovine TB webinar
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is to host a webinar this week on the topic of bovine tuberculosis (bTB)...
Beef
Farmers urged to investigate unexplained abortions in livestock
Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W) is urging livestock farmers to investigate all unexplained abortions or stillbirths in their herds or...
