Sheep
Over 100 sheep killed in the UK's worst sheep attack ever
In what has been described by experts as the UK’s worst sheep-worrying incident in living memory more than one hundred...
UK
Beef
Hitting market spec all important for UK beef farmers
Significant differences can now be seen in the beef price received in the UK between ‘in spec’ and ‘out of spec’...
Dairy
British dairy production starting to slow as farmers cut feed bills
Milk prices below many farmers the cost of production are starting to hit British milk supplies, according to latest figures...
Arable
The volumes of surplus wheat in the UK is up 38%
The surplus of wheat in the UK available for either export or for free stock is up 38% on last...
Dairy
Arla UK holds milk price despite market pressure
Despite ongoing downward pressure on dairy markets, Arla Foods is to hold its on-account milk price for March 2016. Arla is...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports to UK back on December 2014 levels
Irish shipments of sheepmeat to the UK in December 2015 were back 3% on December 2014 to 500t, according to...
Dairy
UK milk production falling but still above last year
Average UK daily milk deliveries fell by 1.4% in the first five weeks of 2016, instead of increasing during January...
World News
Six police cars and helicopter involved in 16km/h tractor chase
Six police cars and a helicopter from the National Police Air Service in the UK were involved in a 10m/h (16km/h)...
Dairy
Tesco UK extends additional financial support for dairy farmers until spring
Tesco has announced that it will extend its additional financial support for British dairy farmers until mid-April this year. Six...
Agri-Business
UK beef sales face 'another challenging year'
Currency exchanges, the mild winter and price-competitive poultry have all fed into the decline in value of UK retail beef...
Dairy
UK Supermarket makes 100 day dairy grazing pledge
Milk suppliers to one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains must now have their cows at grass for at least...
Beef
UK farmers warned of 'difficult road ahead for the cattle trade'
In Britain, last week reported cattle prices eased with GB R4L grade steers averaging at Stg 342.2p/kg (equivalent to 448.69c/kg)....
Agri-Business
Investigation finds Tesco UK 'intentionally' delayed payments to suppliers
The UK’s new Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has told Tesco to introduce significant changes to practices and systems after...
Beef
Irish beef and sheepmeat exports to the UK fell in November
Overall imports of beef into the UK in November were back 14% on last year at 20,000t, according to the...
Beef
Cattle trade in Britain on downwards trajectory
Following the stability over the holiday period, in the first full week of trading this year the cattle trade in...
Beef
Poland now the third largest beef exporter to UK, after Ireland and the Netherlands
Polish beef exports for first nine months of 2015 were up 23% on the year, according to AHDB, the English...
Beef
Beef exports to UK down 18% on October 2014
Shipments of beef to the UK were back 18% in October 2015 compared to the same month in 2014, according to...
Arable
UK set to record fourth biggest wheat harvest on record
Defra’s final crop production and yield figures have revealed a boost in UK wheat production, compared with estimates made in...
