Livestock News

Farming groups have criticised the government over plans to sign trade agreements with Canada and Mexico that will lead to low-welfare imports of beef and pork undercutting British producers.

A new whitepaper published by EIT Food, in collaboration with Innovate UK KTN, outlines six priority recommendations which, if implemented, would support the ruminant livestock industry to achieve a transition to Net Zero.

In an open letter to medical journal The Lancet, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has formally requested the retraction of The Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Following recent reports of beef products being mislabelled as British, Booths said it ‘acted instantly’ to remove all relevant products from sale and ceased trading with the supplier when it was made aware of potential food fraud.

The National Food Crime Unit is investigating after pre-packed meat and deli products labelled ‘British’ were found to be from South America and Europe.

It’s important to consider different groups of cattle when thinking about worm control at turnout, as the risk factors will be different for different ages and the different types of parasite, explains Professor Diana Williams, of the University of Liverpool.

His Majesty King Charles III is today (Thursday 9th March) paying a visit to the Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA) in Weybridge to offer his congratulations to scientists and staff for their role in fighting the UK’s biggest avian flu outbreak to date.

The evaluation, carried out through Reading University, found that 17% of milking heifers exit the herd before calving down for a second time.

Following a long period of recession, the figures are finally looking up for British free range egg producers, according to ADAS costings for March 2023, presented at this year’s BFREPA Roadshows. Farmers Guide staff writer Henrietta Szathmary attended the meeting in Wales on 2nd March to report on the discussion.

Emma Ledbury, who lost half of her dairy herd to TB last year, was overwhelmed by support from Clarkson’s Farm fans and resolved to donate some of the funds to the mental health charity RABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution).

To support dairy farmers on the eastern side of the UK, T H White has opened a new base in Attleborough, Norfolk, extending DeLaval territory from Wales to the east coast.

Sheep farmers could soon see a fair price being paid for their wool if the wider horticulture industry is to adapt the revolutionary practice of Gwinllan Conwy vineyard, where sheep fleeces are being used to ripen grapes more fully and create higher quality wines.