Jim Walker has criticised comments by NFUS president Martin Kennedy on Irish beef filling the UK self-sufficiency gap
Cost and carbon footprint have driven a Devon family to reduce the number of replacements reared.
Optimising the number of heifer calves produced by targeting and continuously monitoring the use of sexed semen could help business performance and carbon footprint.
Combining genomic testing with a sexed and beef strategy is helping Aberystwyth University’s farm to efficiently breed the best replacements to suit their new robotic system.
Moving from conventional milking to robotic milking has the potential to drive numerous efficiency gains on-farm and help future-proof dairy businesses.
AHDB’s Farm Business Review is helping one Gloucestershire farmer add value to his farming operation by setting up a solid cost infrastructure for his new business venture in a bid to maximise profit. Mollie Leach reports.
MEMBERS of the British Limousin Cattle Society have been informed that first generation progeny from a batch of imported semen from Jacot 36-94-005-555 should not be used for pedigree breeding.
Defra has been urged to follow President Biden’s lead, after he agreed to spend $1bn dollars on expanding independent meat processing capacity in the USA.
Defra has been urged to follow President Bidens lead, after he agreed to spend $1bn dollars on expanding independent meat processing capacity in the USA.