Beef

A call for Red Tractor to respect smaller farm businesses has been issued after a group of farmers in Northern Ireland threated to quit the scheme, branding it nothing more than a ‘noose around the neck’.

While arable might be the main focus on Sunderlandwick Estate, East Yorkshire, cattle play an important role in the enterprise.

Dairy, beef and sheep farmers are being encouraged to record their on-farm antibiotic use via Medicine Hub, either via their vet or individually.

Online butcher Farmison & Co has warned rising costs mean there is ’more money in death than life’ for rare cattle breeders

Lupins are the only plant protein which will replicate the protein quality of soya, said industry experts on a recent AHDB webinar. Katie Fallon reports.

But New Zealand did not have any incentive to ’flood’ the UK with cheap red meat

As host to the Galloway National Show, it was a triumphant result for the breed when they took home the inter-breed championship. Katie Fallon reports.

Beef supply chain solution specialists, Buitelaar are using their development farm to carry out continuous and controlled research to inform best practice for calf rearing. Ellie Layton reports.

Wessex Lowlines owner Geoff Roper warned they might have to abandon any future activity in Europe after losing £150,000 of trade in the last six months

There were signs of demand dropping for lamb, beef and pork as consumers opt for cheaper alternatives. By Jac Williams