Agri-Business
UK red meat demand lower than pre-lockdown
Despite higher retail sales, overall demand for red meat is now lower than it was before the coronavirus lockdown. According...
Beef
Beef
What causes bloat and how can it be avoided?
With the grazing season in full swing in all parts of the country, cattle can be dotted across the countryside...
Agri-Business
Lockdown boosts industry expertise as Meat Education Programme see rise in learners
New students signing up to AHDB’s award-winning Meat Education Programme (MEP) has increased by 50% since government restrictions began. Not...
Beef
NI calf TB testing changes ‘strike right balance’ between integrity and safety
A decision by the Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to suspend calf TB testing during the coronavirus...
Agri-Business
McDonald’s to begin reopening plans with 15 UK outlets
McDonald’s is to begin its reopening plans by starting with 15 of its outlets in the UK on May 13...
Beef
Poots announces change to NI calf TB testing requirements
New measures have been unveiled to enable more TB herd tests to be completed safely on farms in Northern Ireland. Minister...
Beef
Levy boards launch £1.2 million campaign to aid beef carcase balance
A major £1.2 million national consumer campaign encouraging consumers to “Make It” with beef is being launched by Quality Meat...
Agri-Business
US meat and poultry plants to remain open after Trump order
US President Donald Trump has signed an order that will keep meat and poultry processing facilities open during the Covid-19...
Agri-Business
US meat giant on Covid-19: ‘The food supply chain is breaking’
US meat giant Tyson Foods has issued a stark warning that “the food supply chain is breaking” across the Atlantic...
Beef
McDonald’s to conduct ‘operational tests’ this week to ‘explore’ reopening
Multinational fast food giant McDonald’s is to conduct “some operational tests to explore” what reopening might look like this week...
Beef
US ‘dangerously close’ to meat shortages as plants close
Meat processing and packing plant closures are leaving the US “dangerously close” to meat shortages as a result of the...
Beef
Hope for sales boost despite 'scaled-down' Great British Beef Week
UK farmers are hoping for an increase in local beef sales despite a ‘scaled-down’ version of this year’s Great British...
N.Ireland
The benefits of good planning now for next year’s calves
Colin McEvoy, beef and sheep development adviser at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Conditions for calving...
Beef
Retailers accused of failing to stock British beef during Great British Beef Week
National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters has said it is “inexcusable” to see some of the country’s biggest retailers failing...
Agri-Business
Selected breeding stock sales to recommence in England and Wales
Selected categories of breeding stock sales are set to recommence in England and Wales under newly established protocols. It comes...
Beef
Welsh union and retailers working to 'find solutions' to beef sector concerns
NFU Cymru has said it is in talks with retailers and industry stakeholders to promote Welsh beef as the sector...
Arable
‘Agriculture is going full throttle; yet emissions remain the same’ – US scientist
Agriculture is going “full throttle” across the globe, yet the sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remain at pre-Covid-19 levels, it...
Beef
Consumers encouraged to learn with leading chefs during lockdown
As people are spending more time at home than ever before, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is encouraging consumers to use...
