Beef

At this time of year flies can often be a nuisance on livestock farms resulting in compromised welfare and performance. Hannah Noble looks at chemical-free solution to helping control fly populations.

After 40 years spent judging Hereford cattle across the country, Clive Davies looks back on how things have changed and what he feels needs to adapt moving forward. Farmers Guardian reports.

In order to collaboratively investigate ways to deliver nature-friendly farming, 120 farms across the South Downs have formed into six ‘farm clusters’.

With the industry still geared towards a net zero emissions target, carbon accounting could be increasingly demanded to explain and improve farm business carbon output. Hannah Park reports.

Efforts to promote steaks from all parts of the supply chain have begun to bear fruit, with sales up 20 per cent year on year.

As various educational premises across the country decided to ban animal produce, some students fought against it. Mollie Leach speaks to those at the forefront of the fight.

CHAROLAIS led the trade at the spring sale of pedigree bulls and females hosted by Harrison Hetherington topping at £10,000.

Farm groups have cautiously welcomed the Government’s new tariff schedule, which maintains protections for key agricultural products such as lamb, beef, poultry, cheese and butter.

April slaughter statistics show that Scottish abattoirs, on average, processed 15 percent fewer cattle per week than during March.

Loss of the food service sector has had a major and well-publicised effect on red meat sales, but Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) highlighted the near total collapse in demand from the public sector.