Livestock Business News

According to the British Free Range Egg Producers Association, if the free range egg sector continues to expand at the current rate it will create a significant oversupply situation, driving down the price paid to farmers and reducing profitability yet further.

White Rose Farms is looking for farmers in the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire regions to enter into long-term pig finishing contracts. In return, they offer attractive returns on investment and a guaranteed

The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) will launch a Costings Portal in October to allow farmers to see how the price they get paid for their eggs compares with others across the UK and Northern Ireland.

UK poultry production standards require agribusinesses to monitor their poultry housing conditions. Smart Poultry Sensors make this easier by allowing egg producers, pullet rearers and broiler growers to monitor their operations with real-time data.

Flexible and innovative regulation of dairy contracts will help ensure the sector’s sustainability and improve the way dairy farmers and processors work together, the NFU said today.

Anpario plc, the international producer and distributor of natural animal feed additives for animal health, nutrition and biosecurity, saw sales rise 13 percent to £16.2m and a 24 percent improvement in adjusted EBITDA to £3.4m in the six months to 30th June 2020.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has today welcomed the news that the Welsh Government has announced its commitment to consider using more British wool as a natural insulation product in Wales’ public buildings.

For the first time farmers are buying more sexed dairy semen than conventional semen according to a recent AHDB survey of breeding companies.

Exporters will be flying the flag for UK pork and beef at two major events in China this month – marking the first international showcasing since the coronavirus outbreak.

Business demands for Dairy-Tech 2021 are high with over 70% of the stand space already being booked up by existing exhibitors before going on general release.

A 150-cow dairy farm in Staffordshire has seen milk yield increase by 225 litres a day following the implementation of key recommendations from an Alltech Navigate feed efficiency assessment.

Teams across AB Agri, Britain’s leading manufacturer of ruminant, pig and poultry animal feed have come together to help the agricultural industry and vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis, in a novel way.