Beef
CAFRE to host two events for beef and sheep farmers
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to host two ‘Planning for Performance’ events looking...
Beef
Agri-Business
John Nix Pocketbook identifies winners and losers for 2023
According to the John Nix Farm Management Pocketbook, there has seldom been such a wide variation in prospects for UK...
Agri-Business
Bovine TB cases drop in England and Wales
According to the latest figures published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), rates of bovine tuberculosis...
N.Ireland
Sexed semen proving to be a success on NI suckler farm
The use of sexed semen, or semen sorted according to gender, is becoming more readily available to suckler farmers in...
N.Ireland
ERBS meets in France to discuss beef sector challenges
The European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability (ERBS) has highlighted its commitment to delivering a cohesive response to the challenges currently...
Agri-Business
Video: Japanese ‘mega farm’ produces milk and Wagyu beef
After he inherited a farm from his father-in-law in Japan 40 years ago, Hiroo Takeuchi was milking 50 cows. Today,...
Dairy
AHDB to attend major food event in Singapore
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will be in Singapore next week at a major international food and drink...
Beef
Survey shows declines in England's livestock populations
Livestock populations in England as of June 1, this year, have declined when compared to the same month last year,...
Beef
Rabobank: Global beef markets holding for now
Global beef markets are continuing to hold relatively strong at present, though there is evidence of decreasing consumer confidence due...
Beef
Welsh butchers prepare for world championships in the US
A team of talented Welsh butchers is primed and ready to represent Wales with great pride after an intensive period...
N.Ireland
UFU visits ABP demo farm to explore methane reduction research
Members of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) recently visited ABP’s demonstration farm in Co. Carlow to learn more about the...
N.Ireland
Ampertaine heifers take top prices at Ballymena Limousin sale
It was a great day out for the McKay’s Ampertaine Limousin Herd at the Northern Ireland Limousin Cattle Club’s 50th...
N.Ireland
Farming with Dexter cattle in the African desert
When the Uys family from Shanahoe, Co. Laois in the Republic of Ireland visited their friend Danie Kotze’s farm in...
Agri-Business
Cancer research body joins calls for clarity on red meat data
An international cancer research body has written to a leading medical journal outlining concerns about data used to determine the...
Agri-Business
ABP wins 20 stars at 2022 Great Taste awards
ABP has been awarded a total of 20 stars for 14 of its products at the prestigious annual 2022 Great...
Beef
Tributes paid following death of Co. Antrim cattle breeder
Tributes have been paid following the passing of the well-known Co. Antrim-based Limousin cattle breeder, Ian Davidson. The British Limousin...
N.Ireland
Balancing winter rations ‘crucial’ as silage results reveal pitfalls
Farmers are being reminded that careful balancing of rations and analysing silage regularly this year will be vital for farmers...
N.Ireland
Farmers advised to buy inputs now as further cost increases expected
The head of agri-procurement at a UK-based farmers co-operative has advised farmers that now is the time to secure their...
