The latest Beef news for UK farmers and the agricultural industry.
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Badgers could be infected with “something like a herpes virus” to help stop them spreading bovine tuberculous to cattle, Farming Minister George…
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The Northern Ireland farming industry has been encouraged to take up the BVD Incentive Scheme, which targets the removal of BVD infected animals. It…
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Support is gaining traction for a complete European ban on all Brazilian meat, with the European Commission deciding it would only ban imports from…
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The Cross Compliance penalty regime for bovine TB tests have been branded ‘immoral’ by a farming union. The Farmers’ Union of Wales has said the…
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The number of cattle on Scottish farms and crofts has reached its lowest level since the 1950s, according to figures in the latest farm census…
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A devastating virus which can cause stillbirths or birth defects in livestock has been confirmed in lambs in two Scottish flocks near the border with…
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Retailer Waitrose has extended its grazing pledge for its dairy cows as the supermarket exceeded its own target for outdoor grazing, achieving an…
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Diseases found in dog poo can cause abortions in cattle and death in sheep, NFU Scotland has warned dog walkers. The farming union has urged members…
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Livestock producers across the country are being urged to submit lambs with suspected Schmallenberg virus (SBV) for post-mortem examination as the…
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The Netherlands has more than doubled the number of dairy cows to be culled from the national herd during the first phase of its plan to reduce…
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