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Beef summit highlights industry challenges
Yesterday’s Beef Summit, held in London, has identified the challenges that face a sustainable beef industry, but now action is needed to make it…
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British-bred Holstein and polled no 2 for type joins Sterling Sires
A British-bred Holstein bull offering £175 PLI genomic proof in combination with high scores for management and functional type traits has joined the…
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NFU county meeting to discuss drop in beef prices
Local farmers have been invited to the next Clwyd NFU Cymru county meeting on Thursday, 3 July 2014, at Brookhouse Mill, Denbigh. Starting at 7.30pm…
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New Anglo-German student exchange to investigate viruses in badgers
An exchange of undergraduate students between Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin…
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Badger cull breaches wildlife convention, say charities
Potential negative impacts on protected wildlife caused by the badger cull are in breach of the Bern Convention, claim wildlife protection groups…
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Negotiations begin for £120m China beef and lamb export deal
British beef and lamb could soon be heading to China in an agreement that could be worth up to £120m to the UK economy each year. Owen Paterson…
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Hong Kong market reopens for US beef
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the United States and Hong Kong have agreed on new terms and conditions that pave the way for…
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Shotguns will be allowed in badger culls
Natural England has confirmed that the use of shotguns will continue to be permitted during this year’s badger culls, despite the Independent Expert…
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Beef price crisis harming farmer confidence, MPs told
Low beef cattle prices are causing problems in farm incomes and damages the confidence of the industry, according to the Farmers' Union of Wales who…
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Record cattle entries at Royal Three Counties Show
Cattle entries for this week’s Royal Three Counties Show have reached record levels. The show boasts a grand total of 970 cattle this year – around…
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