Fall in beef and sheep meat production predicted in Great Britain by 2030
29th November 2024
New industry analysis has forecast lower levels of beef and sheep meat production in Great Britain by 2030.
Arla, Morrisons, Tesco and Aldi announce trial of methane-reducing feed additives
28th November 2024
Arla Foods has created a new collective project with Morrisons, Tesco and Aldi to trial the use of a feed additive to tackle methane emissions.
New investigation revealed that popular UK restaurant chains serve imported meat
28th November 2024
Popular UK restaurants serve dishes made from imported meat, failing to support British farmers and not doing enough to prevent misuse of antibiotics, a new investigation by the Soil Association has revealed.
Fifth-gen farm swaps dairy for 100% pasture-fed Herefords
26th November 2024
The Legge family moved away from dairy last year and responded to customer demand for 100% pasture-fed beef, which is sold in their farm shops.
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“Unique” dairy software launches in the UK
25th November 2024
AgroVision has announced that its cloud-based program, Dairy Analytics, is now available in the UK.
BTV-3 impacts “extending far beyond animal health”
15th November 2024
A new survey has shown how BTV-3 is impacting farm operations and cash flow, ability to sell animals and farmers’ mental health.
Trailer with five bulls overturns on M6 in Staffordshire
14th November 2024
Five cattle have been involved in a traffic incident that happened on a busy road in Staffordshire.
Windy summer sees Scottish ice cream brand hit renewable energy record
10th November 2024
An Aberdeenshire-based ice cream producer, Mackie’s of Scotland, is celebrating its most successful year, hitting the renewable energy record.
English beef and lamb standards have been compared with international competitors
7th November 2024
The latest reports released by AHDB have compared English beef and lamb farmgate production standards with key competitors from around the world.
Scottish organic dairy farm launches ‘brown cow milk’
3rd November 2024
A Scottish dairy, Mossgiel Organic Farm, has launched what it claims is the most natural chocolate milk on the market, called ‘brown cow milk’.
“Very different year” prompts liver fluke advice
30th October 2024
High rainfall means spell of low liver fluke levels could be over, experts say.
Cornish show cancels livestock classes over bluetongue fears
29th October 2024
The Liskeard Prime Stock Show has said there will be no livestock at this year’s event amid fears of further bluetongue outbreaks.