Livestock Business News

A series of record-breaking Aberdeen-Angus cattle sales has reached new heights, with Netherton Eclipse Z036 setting a breed record for a bull of £65,600.

UK sheep meat production is forecast to grow by 2% in 2025, however, the lamb crop for 2025/26 is predicted to fall by 2% compared to the previous year. 

UK beef production is expected to decrease by 5% in 2025, while domestic beef consumption is forecast to grow by 1%, according to the latest analysis from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).

Silostop Agri has announced its partnership with The Farming Community Network (FCN), which aims to open up direct lines of communication between farmers who are heading towards or experiencing difficulties.

A chance conversation with a fellow security doorman changed Peter Cullen’s life, leading to an unlikely career switch that has seen him become one of the most qualified cattle hoof trimmers in Cumbria.

The East Sussex-based farming and charcuterie business, Beal’s Farm, won a Defra research initiative to fund a feasibility study at farming and achieve net-zero results with its Mangalitsa pigs reared to produce British charcuterie products.

Co-op has just announced a new £820,000 fund to support sustainable farming efforts. The investment will see farmers directly rewarded for their efforts in reducing carbon emissions and promoting nature on their farms across beef, lamb and dairy sectors as part of two new sustainability projects.

Norwegian virtual fencing company Nofence has announced an extended warranty period of five years for its UK customers for all collars bought from 2024 onwards.

More than six tonnes of illegal meat were seized at Dover Port during a 14-hour period at the beginning of December.

The 124th edition of the Annual Christmas Fatstock Show and Sale has recently taken place in Frome, Somerset, showcasing Fatstock Society’s excellent entries in all sections.  

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. 

The decision to close Smithfield meat market could make it more expensive and less efficient to supply meat to London SMEs.