Livestock

Demand for British produce was expected to fall as food service reopens at the expense of retail

More than half (59 per cent) of small abattoir owners are preparing to shut up shop over the next five years, new research from National Craft Butchers (NCB) has shown.

Finding the best feeds to match this year’s silage inevitably depends on how your own forage was made. But one thing applicable to every farm is the financial saving to be made by choosing a co-product to complement what you have grown.

As the Government moves to tackle the ‘pingdemic’ adding to labour shortages in the food supply chain, Alex Black takes a look at the longer term structural issues causing concern in the processing industry

THE Best of Berryholme sale was held on-farm near Kendal on behalf of the Wright family, followed their open day to celebrate winning Holstein UK’s premier herd title in 2019.

For first generation farmer, Alexandria James, focusing on the quality of her sheep by adopting a zero-tolerance culling policy is key.

THE Suffolk breed record was smashed at Lanark when the ram lamb, Salopian Solid Gold, sold for 200,000gns, more than doubling the previous record of 90,000gns.

Ranjit Singh Boparan has warned supply of chicken and turkey was under threat

UK pork producers have been reminded of the looming threat African swine fever (ASF) poses following the disease’s ‘inexorable spread ever westwards’.

THE sun shone over another busy Shropshire County Show and the Limousin champion took the beef inter-breed honours. Hannah Noble reports.