Beef
NI BVD maps: Where is your nearest PI animal?
Maps showing the extent of Northern Ireland's battle with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) have been published in a bid to...
Beef
Beef
Field trials for TB vaccine and skin test kickstarted in England
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has commenced the world’s first clinical field trials of the BCG...
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Man convicted and fined over removal of animal’s ear tag
An Armagh man has been convicted at Craigavon Magistrates' Court of two charges of removing, or causing or permitting the...
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Former dairy farmer joins Actiphage developers to fight bovine TB
Jonnie Yewdall, a former dairy farmer, has been appointed commercial director at PBD Biotech. The company recently gained funding to...
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DAERA’s TB plans to be revealed next week
It's been heavily anticipated for the last year and a half, but Northern Ireland farmers will finally get the first...
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Stakeholders in global beef ’roundtable’ launch sustainability goals
The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) has today (Tuesday, June 29) announced the launch of its global sustainability goals...
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Climate change can be tackled without cutting livestock numbers
The beef industry in Northern Ireland (NI) is indicating that climate change can provide opportunities for livestock farmers. The sector...
Agri-Business
Benchmarking: Even ‘bad’ figures can back up the right investment
Farmers have little to fear from benchmarking as even 'bad' results could help support investment in the right areas, according...
Agri-Business
US scientists create vaccine ‘cocktail’ to protect cattle against Johne’s disease
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the scientific in-house research agency for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), have...
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Building resilience into a beef enterprise in Co. Fermanagh
Recent years have seen Fermanagh suckler beef producer John Egerton improve the efficiency and resilience of his beef enterprise. He...
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Be vigilant for coccidiosis in calves around weaning
As the warmer summer weather dries-out the ground soaked by heavy UK rainfall during May, cattle producers are being urged...
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Slight increase in TB incidence rates in herds across England
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published its quarterly statistics on tuberculosis (TB) in cattle in...
Beef
New video series to highlight use of EIP multi-species swards
AgriSearch is producing a series of short videos to introduce the farmers involved in the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project:...
Agri-Business
UK-Australia trade deal: What beef and lamb imports are included?
Australia will have significant opportunities to export beef and lamb products to the UK under the new trade deal agreed...
Beef
UK-Australia deal: Unclear whether measures to safeguard farming go far enough
It's not clear whether safeguards to protect local farming from lower-cost imported produce go far enough as the UK announces...
Agri-Business
13 teenagers take calves home to rear in ABP’s agri-skills contest
13 teenagers representing four Northern Ireland schools have been presented with a mini-herd of Angus-cross calves to rear. It's part...
Beef
Virtual fencing is now an option on commercial livestock farmers
Virtual fencing systems can provide the same level of stock management and grazed grass utilisation as conventional paddocks and electric...
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Busy year ahead for beef and sheep in NI
According to Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, the year ahead will be a very busy one...
