Beef

Against a backdrop of falling suckler cow numbers, Gavin Hill, senior beef specialist at SAC Consulting, discusses the outlook for the beef sector

Australia is set to achieve record beef production in 2025, underpinned by long-term structural changes in the sector

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