Mycoplasma bovis is becoming endemic in the UK’s beef and dairy herds, and farmers must do more to tackle it. A common cause of pneumonia in…
Month: August 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking the Queen to prorogue parliament ahead of Brexit, allowing a no-deal to pass without Parliamentary opposition has provoked a sharp response…
British beef farmers are calling for clarity as to why the farm-gate beef price remains so low, after 12 weeks of falling prices. According to the…
Yorkshire farmer’s daughter and Great British Menu chef, Stephanie Moon calls cooks to make better use of the lamb carcase as the country prepares for Love…
GB milk production has been breaking records since November last year. Estimated* GB average daily milk yields have been up by as much as 8% on…
June saw dairy imports fall across the board with a year on year decrease of 40% for butter, 13% for Cheddar and 9% for speciality cheeses, according…
NMR is introducing a subscription based genomic testing option within its GeneTracker service at UK Dairy Day, Telford, on September 11, 2019. This new option, Total…
Improving heifer calf performance, making the most of maize after a good growing season and protecting milk production from late summer grass changes. These are three…
Exports of red meat and offal from the UK have enjoyed a strong start to the year with shipments surpassing 300,000 tonnes – up 13 per…
In a brand-new ranking dominated by US genetics, the Danish-bred Viking bull, VH Balisto Brook, rises to the top, graduating from the young sire genomic ranking with…