Beef

There is growing evidence to suggest that Johne’s disease can spread between different livestock species.

Scottish calf registration data from the first third of 2020 show a year-on-year increase of 5 per cent putting them at the highest level for more than a decade.

British farmers must not bear the brunt of food price cuts as supermarkets look to win the custom of cash-strapped shoppers feeling the effects of the coronavirus crisis, the NFU has warned.

The poorest households in the UK are the least likely to want low standard food to be available as a result of new trade deals, research by Which? has found.

Farmers Guardian photographer Marcello Garbagnoli has won a coveted award from the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ).

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) ‘stands ready’ to assess the safety risk of chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef, its chief executive Emily Miles has said.

In times of crisis and disruption, it turns out the British public does not turn towards falafel or hummus as comfort food, but rather red meat and pizza to get it through lockdown.

Insufficient immunity is increasing cases of lungworm in cattle, and this season is providing the perfect conditions for autumn outbreaks of disease, according to vet Claire Whittle.

Beef producers are in a strong position to capitalise on growing retail demand for British product which has seen liveweight and deadweight prices for mid-June rise 4.8 per cent and 5.3 per cent respectively on last year.

Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) president Glyn Roberts has been unanimously re-elected following a virtual meeting of the union’s Welsh Council.