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Farmers increase their share of retail price
Beef producers received almost 50 percent of the beef retail price in 2008 - the highest proportion since 1995, according to the latest figures…
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Cows find milky way to happiness
Happy cows produce more milk, according to researchers at Newcastle University. Cattle that are named and treated with a "more personal touch" can…
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Sustainable farmgate price vital for beef sectors
NFU livestock board chairman Alistair Mackintosh has addressed over 200 beef finishers in Portlaoise, Republic of Ireland, about the current…
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Advice needed now on changes to farm support in 2013 and beyond
The National Beef Association wants farmers to have as much warning as possible about the level of Single Farm Payment (SFP) they can expect after…
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Delivering to exact deadweight spec will earn finishers more money
Every abattoir is different, even if they belong to the same company, and each of them specialises in selling beef from specific types of cattle to…
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Beef Shorthorn Society leads with high health status for sales
The Beef Shorthorn Society is leading the way by insisting that all animals entered for society sales must be health tested for important diseases…
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United Kingdom - Benefits of Ayrshire Cows
Baby boomers in the United Kingdom will recall the Ayrshire cows as a part of the landscape, before the Friesian invasion of the early sixties…
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ASDA first supermarket to raise beef cattle limit to 36 months
ASDA, and its long standing beef supply chain partner Anglo Beef Processors (ABP), today Friday 9th January announced the supermarket has become the…
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Keeping accurate feed delivery and medicine use records could save billions of pounds in consumer confidence crisis
The beef industry in the Republic of Ireland was able to protect itself from the unwanted economic damage that swamped its pig sector, after cancer…
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New rules for cattle born before1st August 1996
Farmers are reminded that with the closure of the Older Cattle Disposal Scheme (OCDS), all cattle born before 1 August 1996 will have to be disposed…
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