Beef
Rothamsted clarifies its position on meat consumption
In response to the recently published UK National Food Strategy, Rothamsted Research economist Dr. Taro Takahashi suggested that reduced meat...
Dairy
Dairy
GDT drops again to mark consecutive 7 index falls
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has recorded another decrease to mark seven consecutive index falls over the last three...
Dairy
Lameness support stepped up across Wales
Welsh dairy farmers will get more access to lameness advice and support thanks to an increase in the number of...
Agri-Business
First Milk net profits up 24% in the last 12 months
First Milk has published its annual report and accounts for the year ending March 31, 2021, and have reported “strong...
Dairy
Selective dry cow therapy proving beneficial – AFBI
Recent trial work carried out by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has highlighted the benefits of selective dry cow...
Beef
Bold plans laid out to eradicate BVD and sheep scab by 2031
The livestock industry has set out bold ambitions to eradicate sheep scab and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) by 2031, among...
Dairy
DeLaval unveils new sequential bailing milking parlour
DeLaval has unveiled a new sequential bailing milking parlour, with the global unveiling of the parlour on the farm of...
Beef
Beef and dairy farmers raising money for charity as part of Bulls Out for Cancer
Beef and dairy farmers have raised over £1,000 for testicular cancer, while also improving their herd genetics as part of...
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...
Dairy
Farming Minister’s response to RABDF labour survey 'offers hope'
A response to the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) labour survey from Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has sparked fresh...
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...
Agri-Business
Dairy Council NI launches new 3-year Sustainable Dairy Programme
The Dairy Council for Northern Ireland is it to take part in a new three-year sustainable dairy programme. The programme,...
Dairy
Study: Intensive grass management is ‘good farming’ in the dairy sector
New research on the attitudes of people working in the Irish dairy sector has shown that being an intensive grass...
Dairy
GDT ‘hit for 6’ as powder and cheddar figures dip
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has recorded another drop to mark six consecutive decreases over the last three months...
Agri-Business
‘Cows are the new coal’ according to global investor group
A global investor coalition and former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon are calling on all G20 nations to disclose specific targets...
Dairy
UK Dairy Day set to go ahead on September 15
Organisers of the UK Dairy Day have announced that the show will go ahead on September 15, with additional Covid-19...
Dairy
Sizzling top price of 14,000gns at Summer Sizzler
Last Saturday (July 3), the Summer Sizzler dairy sale took place on the Maineview Farm of Andrew and Caroline Kennedy...
Dairy
Cow-stomach bacteria could degrade synthetic plastics – study
Bacteria found in the rumen of a cow could help to break down plastics, an Austrian study has found. Cows'...
