Beef

Two small farms on the edge of the Peak District have come together to share skills, expertise and labour and have built a successful direct selling model as a result. Chloe Palmer finds out more

Rob Rees, who manages Box Farm, on the River Severn in Gloucestershire, is working towards achieving a 100% Limousin suckler herd

Farmers with suckler herds are continuing to face challenges despite higher prices this year, with Defra prime cattle slaughter figures pointing to a significant reduction of nearly 5% in Great Britain in the first half of 2025

With the current high cattle prices, making the most of sucklers and keeping calving intervals tight is essential

Four generations of the Evans family have been involved with the Wroxall herd of pedigree Simmentals which was established in the 1960s

Store cattle prices are still standing more than 40% higher year-on-year in certain categories, with ‘impressive momentum' throughout 2024 and 2025

The Morrisons Elite Beef scheme, which is run through Myton Food Group, gives farmers stability in a time of uncertainty

Progressive thinking and an eye on the future are core principles behind decision making on one vast beef farming operation in South America

With UK beef supplies projected to fall, Irish farmers have been told that trade is turning in their favour, as prices begin to lift

The Stanley family have added more than £1,000 to the value of each of their beef carcases by retailing them through their own restaurant, where diners sit and watch the cows in the fields outside.