Beef

Methane produced by cows and other livestock does not contribute the highest levels of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), according to an expert in air quality.

A British grain trader, who travelled to Australia to help with bushfire relief efforts, has praised the strong sense of community spirit in spite of the devastation.

Store cattle prices are strengthening, with numbers sold through auction markets lower than a year ago.

This year’s British Cattle Breeders Club Conference, held at Telford, focussed on succession as a way of building a sustainable future. Katie Jones and Hannah Noble report.

NFU deputy president Guy Smith has said politicians who control the BBC’s licence fee must tackle pro-vegan bias at the broadcaster.

Farmers have raised concerns about further consolidation in the processing sector after one of the UK’s largest rendering and by-product companies was bought by meat processor ABP for an undisclosed sum.

A top price 10,000gns was reached twice at the Blue British Society show and sale.

A new UK-wide cattle and sheep industry group, the Ruminant Health and Welfare Group, is to be formed on April 1 2020.

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has called on Ministers to introduce a ‘strong trade policy’ to block high carbon food imports.

SENIOR cows led the dispersal sale of Greenyards pedigree Herefords at Hereford market on behalf of Phil and Alison Allman, Herefordshire, peaking at 10,200gns for the five-year-old cow Greenyards 1 Truelove M314.