Agri-Business
New range of PGI Welsh Beef launched across all 50 regional Aldi stores
Supermarket chain Aldi has announced plans to stock PGI Welsh Beef across all of its 50 Welsh stores from February...
HCC
Agri-Business
New expression of interest window opens for Hill Ram Scheme
Welsh hill farmers have a second chance to join an innovative sheep genetic-improvement scheme, one year on from its launch...
Agri-Business
UK pork exports doubled in 2019 as African Swine Fever boosts demand
African Swine Fever in China is having a knock-on effect on the pork and other red meat sectors right across...
Agri-Business
£500,000 boost for Welsh mart and abattoir infrastructure
Half a million pounds of new funding has been announced to support digital infrastructure investments by eligible livestock auction markets,...
Agri-Business
Doors open on new red meat consumer research programme
The doors will open this week to admit the first of nearly 2,000 UK consumers that will take part in...
Agri-Business
New HCC partnership to promote Welsh meat at London cultural festival
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has announced a new partnership with Welsh cultural festival Wales Week London...
Beef
Farmers urged to monitor outwintered livestock
Farmers who choose to outwinter their livestock to reduce housing and feeding costs are being encouraged to monitor their livestock...
Agri-Business
Meat Promotion Wales campaigns sweep up 4 major PR awards
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), has scooped four major awards at the 2019 CIPR Cymru Wales PRide...
Beef
China opens doors to British beef
The Chinese government has finalised details of a historic trade agreement, opening access for the UK beef industry to the...
Sheep
Welsh farmers familiar with EBVs but not exploiting them
Farmers in Wales are familiar with Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) but do not have the confidence to use them when...
Agri-Business
UK levy bodies propose more coordinated approach to ruminant health
The UK’s levy boards have launched a consultation on proposals to form a Ruminant Health and Welfare Group to deliver...
Sheep
UK sheep meat exports to China a step closer
Aspirations to export lamb from the UK to China are a step closer after Chinese government officials arrived in the...
Agri-Business
Welsh farm finance study reveals bigger isn’t always better
New analysis of farm business data from over 1,500 Welsh sheep and suckler cow enterprises has found that there is...
Agri-Business
170 more Welsh farmers sign up to livestock efficiency scheme
Over 170 farmers from across Wales have been selected to participate in the next round of an animal health planning...
Sheep
Retailers and wholesalers sign on for 'Love Lamb Week'
Many of the UK’s largest retailers and wholesalers have signed on to take part in a promotion campaign for protected...
Agri-Business
Graduates recruited to oversee 'ambitious work' in HCC programme
Two agriculture graduates have been recruited by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) to help deliver the “ambitious...
Rural Life
UK university to ban beef products
A London university has said it will ban all beef products in a bid to lower its carbon emissions. But...
Sheep
Environmental credentials make Welsh Lamb a hit in Belgium
New figures show that Welsh Lamb exports to Belgium have increased by 17% over the past two years, with the...
