Beef

A report published by the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has revealed a ‘record’ improvement in retailers’ dealings with suppliers, but industry concerns over unfair trading practices remain.

Livestock transport has become big business as supply chains have become increasingly diverse and, with animal welfare rightly at the fore during developments, the practice itself has experienced some change over the years. H

Maraiscote Phil, led the trade at £15,000 at the online sale of Limousins hosted by Harrison and Hetherington.

Driving up profits by making better use of grazed grass and home grown forage to improving livestock productivity is the aim for Northumberland farmer, Steven Lawson.

The Mack family farm in the heart of the Norfolk broads is home to an arable unit, thriving rapeseed oil business, farm shop, timeshare swimming pool and more recently a beef enterprise. Clemmie Gleeson reports.

Wormer resistance is a very real threat to sheep farming. Farmers must adopt new, sustainable worming practices to prolong the effectiveness of wormers.

In a new temporary amendment put in place from May 3 animals under six-months-old have been made exempt from TB testing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

RACEWOOD Windbrook Ambrosia scooped the Holstein championship followed by the dairy inter-breed title before winning the hearts of the voting public.

Retailers’ decisions to stock foreign beef at a time when British prime cuts are in desperate need of a market have angered the farming industry. But what is the effect on farmgate prices?