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Defra to publish consultation on TB-free England
Defra is planning to publish a summary of responses to the consultation on a strategy for achieving officially bovine TB-Free Status for England. The…
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Genomic evaluation reviewed at breeders conference
A review of current progress on the use of genomic evaluation in cattle breeding was just one of the subjects covered at the recent Cattle Breeders…
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'Very good' store cattle trade at Bishops Castle Auction
Auctioneers Halls reported a good trade for the best quality store cattle as 350 went under the hammer at Bishops Castle Auction on Thursday, January…
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UK cattle slaughter at 'lowest level since 1970'
The total number of prime cattle slaughtered at UK abattoirs during 2013 fell two per cent on the year to 1.93 million head according to EBLEX. This…
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Excellent dairy cattle trade at Shrewsbury Auction Centre
Auctioneer Halls reported an 'excellent' entry and trade in dairy cattle from start to finish at Shrewsbury Auction Centre on Tuesday with in-milk…
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Horsemeat scandal triggers local produce boom
Meat producers are reporting a significant increase in sales over the last year as consumers continue to buy locally, one year on from the horsemeat…
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Natural England preparing for next badger cull
Natural England have said potential applicants for badger control licenses for 2014 onwards 'should now begin to prepare information for the…
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Efficiency is key, UK beef farmers told
Genetic and feed efficiency will be central to ensuring beef farmers can meet the growing domestic and global demand for British beef, more than 300…
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Catchment Sensitive Farming grant scheme opens February
The Catchment Sensitive Farming Capital Grant Scheme will open for applications on 1 February 2014. The grants scheme supports farmers to undertake…
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What's changed since the horse meat scandal broke?
One year ago consumers were shocked to find out that what they thought was beef – was actually horse. The horse meat scandal gave charities a chance…
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