Agri-Business
Great British Beef Week to return for a 13th year next month
Great British Beef Week (GBBW) will return for a 13th year next month to celebrate and promote British beef. Launching...
Beef
Agri-Business
New Zealand farm profits could drop by over 30% – report
High inflation and reduced livestock prices could result in profits on beef and sheep farms in New Zealand falling by...
N.Ireland
Foliar feeding grassland swards – is it an option?
Farmers attending a recent meeting in Co. Armagh were briefed on the benefits of foliar feeding grassland swards. The technology...
Agri-Business
EIT Food outlines ways for livestock industries to reach net zero
A new report published by EIT Food in collaboration with Innovate UK KTN has outlined six recommendations to help the...
Other
FUW elects new chair of Younger Voice for Farming committee
Beef and sheep farmer Gemma Haines of south Wales has been elected as the chair of the Farmers’ Union of...
Beef
Welsh red meat exports hit £250 million in 2022
The value of lamb and beef exports from Wales hit the £250 million mark in 2022, according to analysis of...
Agri-Business
AHDB launches Horizon work to explore UK export opportunities
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has launched its latest Horizon work, which explores opportunities for UK exports. The...
N.Ireland
Highest on record: UK red meat exports worth £1.7bn in 2022
The value of the UK’s red meat exports has reached its highest ever levels since records began, the Agriculture and...
Agri-Business
Almost 10,000 cattle exported in first 5 weeks of 2023
A total of 9,850 head of cattle, weanlings and calves have been exported in the first five weeks of 2023,...
N.Ireland
Farmers for Action labels farmgate prices ‘a disgrace’
Farmers For Action’s (FFA) steering committee has labelled the current level of farmgate beef and lamb prices “a disgrace” and...
Beef
UK red meat exporters to join AHDB in the US this March
Red meat exporters from the UK are set to join the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) on a visit...
N.Ireland
NI: Increase in beef-sired calf births in 2022
There was an increase in beef-sired calf births registered in Northern Ireland during 2022, according to the Livestock and Meat...
Beef
British Cattle Breeding conference returns to 'challenge traditions'
The British Cattle Breeding conference will focus on the theme of ‘Challenging Traditions’ when it returns to celebrate its 75th...
N.Ireland
Study: Environmental impacts of dairy beef halved
A study has revealed that a new way of calculating the environmental footprint of foodstuffs leaves the impacts of animal-based...
N.Ireland
Jalex sale total comes to £413,000
Yesterday’s (Wednesday, December 28) Jalex select breeding heifer and bull sale saw 140 animals make a total of £413,000 in...
N.Ireland
Opinion: The story of Christmas on a farm
The Christmas narrative, with its focus on the birth of Jesus in a stable, speaks volumes of the traditional role...
Beef
‘Horizon’ dairy beef project continues to build momentum
The Dale Farm / ABP Group ‘Horizon’ dairy beef collaboration was launched in June 2021 with a number of clear...
Beef
French beef output on the decline – LMC
According to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) for Northern Ireland, French beef output has declined by around 11% over...
