Following the USA’s longstanding ban on EU beef introduced in the wake of the BSE outbreak in 1996, the first shipments of UK beef are to…
Month: September 2020
Business is booming for dairy doorstep delivery as consumers opted to bottle it during lockdown, says new AHDB analysis. According to Kantar, traditional milkmen skimmed an…
A last-ditch attempt to get dairy workers included on the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) Shortage Occupation List (SOL) has been rejected following a four-month consultation. The…
Consumer pressure is dictating how livestock farmers, particularly in the dairy sector, are managing diets, and overall feed management systems, to meet growing environmental concerns. Demands from processors and supermarkets to…
The Middle East presents a wealth of opportunities for the UK’s red meat exports with the region importing around 90 per cent of all beef and…
Scientists have announced discovery of a new set of detailed genetic markers and information in African cattle that are associated with valuable traits, such as heat…
Reducing the world’s population of dairy cows would dramatically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and land demands of milk and dairy production. However, consumers won’t necessarily…
With UK farmgate milk prices maintaining a downward trend since the start of 2020, dairy farmers are being urged to maximise their contract returns by continuing…
NFU leaders have called for greater awareness of new technology available to help farms maximise margins, uphold the UK’s reputation for quality and safe produce, and…
This year’s grass and wholecrop silages generally have the potential to support good intakes and levels of production but will require regular analysis and careful supplementation…