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EU wants animal cloning ban extended
Parliament beefed up the Commission’s initial proposal to ban animal cloning to include the cloning of all farm animals including imports into the…
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Scotch beef and lamb showcased to top bloggers
Eight top London food and lifestyle bloggers have travelled to Scotland to learn about Scotch Beef PGI and Scotch Lamb PGI and the quality assurance…
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Heifer shortage looms so genetics firm offers Holsteins at beef semen prices
An acute shortage of replacement dairy heifers is looming if the use of beef sires instead of dairy to reduce costs goes too far for too long…
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Tough Landia pump and mixer handles dairy herd’s sand-laden slurry
A pump and mixer set-up from Landia is continuing its successful operation at one of the UK’s leading dairy farms, despite handling sand-laden slurry…
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Schmallenberg vaccine vacuum filled by new entrant
The unavailability of a fully authorised Schmallenberg virus (SBV) vaccine has been remedied by the introduction of Zulvac SBV from Zoetis. It is a…
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Low-cost liquid feeds could increase costs of milk production this winter
Low-cost liquid feeds used in dairy cow diets this winter are equivalent to using poor quality compounds and could increase the cost of milk…
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United front needed for farmers as Scottish secretaty writes to UK ministers
Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has written to UK Farming Ministers calling for a united front for farmers the length and breadth…
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British dairy farmers join estimated 4,000 farmers to march on Brussels
British farmers will join thousands of their European counterparts to protest in Brussels today, around 4000 farmers will gather for a mass…
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NI host the very first Beef NI Expo
The launch of the inaugural Northern Ireland Beef Event, Beef NI Expo and Pedigree Calf Fair, has just been announced and it will take place on…
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NBA expresses dismay at failure to sign off AHDB marketing campaign
With the announcement of the resignation of Stuart Roberts as chairman of the AHDB Beef and Lamb board for levy payers in England, the industry has…
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