Beef
Rural Payments Agency mobile unit to attend Beef Expo
A Rural Payments Agency (RPA) mobile support unit will be attending the National Beef Association’s 2015 Beef Expo in York on Thursday 21 May. The…
Read more
More Beef news
Beef
Fertilisers to boost animal health and productivity
Livestock producers can now improve animal health and productivity by applying enriched fertilisers to their pasture, following the launch of two new…
Read more
Beef
Livestock Event: Workshops and hoof trimming dems
Cattle and sheep farmers will be able to get a new grip on lameness by visiting two practical demonstrations and workshops at Livestock Event to be…
Read more
Beef
Efficient use of forage important as dairy farmers seek to expand
Dairy farmers seeking to expand following the end of milk quotas last month should do so with improved use of forage at the heart of their plans…
Read more
Beef
Deputy Minister announces updated General Movement Licences
GMLs were established to control the movement of stock after the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak and cover most types of livestock movement…
Read more
Beef
Next government must tackle cattle diseases, industry urges
A large group of industry stakeholders has met to agree the principles on how the next government should tackle cattle diseases. The meeting involved…
Read more
Beef
Lochhead queries sharp drop in beef prices
Concerns raised by farmers over a considerable drop in the price of cattle are being looked in to by Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Richard…
Read more
Beef
First Milk announcement brings 'no comfort' to farmers
First Milk recently announced further milk price cuts for some of their members. Hardest hit will be the liquid milk or balancing suppliers who will…
Read more
Beef
Farmer looks to wind power in face of dairy crisis
Market changes and uncertainty in the dairy sector have prompted a North Wales dairy farmer to turn to green energy. Like many farmers, Aled Morris…
Read more
Beef
Livestock producers 'bitterly disappointed' at waste disposal plans
Plans by St Merryn Foods to increase charges for processing beef and lamb have left beef livestock producers bitterly disappointed, the NFU said…
Read more