Beef
Beef trade: Decline in ‘prime cattle’ sent for direct slaughter to NI
The Northern Ireland beef trade is experiencing a similar trend to that in the Republic of Ireland, when comparing average...
Beef
World News
Sales of German meat increase across the EU after Asian ban
German meat producers have seen an increase in sales to EU countries after Asian countries banned German imports after outbreaks...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB introduces UK pork to the Canadian market
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is hosting a virtual launch event for UK pork to the Canadian market. The...
Agri-Business
Producing quality meat on home-grown feeds
Producing quality-assured Scotch Beef to a high standard and utilising home-grown feeds is a system the McEwan family from Arbroath...
Beef
Red meat sector ready for Brexit but worried about tariffs
Lamb and beef exporters in Wales are as prepared as they can be for new paperwork and administration at the...
Agri-Business
LMC launches 8-week ‘Truth About Beef’ campaign
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has this week launched a new campaign to highlight the environmental and health credentials of...
Agri-Business
Lapsers: Social influencers to blame as 26% plan to reduce red meat consumption
More than one in four Northern Ireland adults say they plan to eat less red meat because of social media...
Agri-Business
Report: Women make up only 36% of meat industry workforce
A new international report has for the first time established how many women are working within the meat sector. It...
World News
Calls for German meat plants to work longer hours to aid backlog
The German Agricultural Minister Julia Kloeckner has called for meat factories to work longer hours to deal with a backlog of...
Agri-Business
NI beef processors place hope in US to replace ‘lost’ Canadian market
Meat processors in Northern Ireland are hoping newly-cleared access to the US could replace sales to the Canadian market, should...
Agri-Business
Gain places ‘temporary hold’ on some ruminant feed lines
Gain Animal Nutrition has placed a “temporary hold” on the sale of some bagged ruminant feed product lines as a...
Agri-Business
Race is on for NI firms to secure US customers for beef
Thousands of Northern Irish farmers will soon see their produce represented in the US as two of the region’s major...
Agri Politics
FUW expects 'angry reactions' to NBA proposals
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) President Glyn Roberts says he expects angry reactions at a forthcoming meeting of the...
Agri-Business
DAERA publishes ‘Farm Business Data’ handbook
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its Farm Business Data 2020 planning handbook. The...
Agri-Business
Asda commits to 100% British beef following similar moves in the sector
Asda has committed to sourcing 100% British beef, as well as increasing the proportion of UK-based suppliers and UK food...
Beef
UK beef to be served up in the US at AHDB launch event
The first shipment of UK beef to the US will be sampled by key influencers and buyers across three states...
Beef
UK beef exports to the US provide new opportunity for PGI Welsh beef - NFU Cymru
An announcement that PGI Welsh beef could soon be on its way to the US for the first time in...
Beef
Current technologies cannot deliver half of 2050 carbon emissions reduction goal
An independent report assessing the carbon intensity of all UK livestock production systems has identified that currently available technologies cannot...
