Beef
Soft autumn cow beef market can be avoided in 2007
The soft market for cull cows over the peak seasonal culling period may be avoided next autumn if more big companies are actively exporting, more…
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Charolais genetics exported down under
The first ever shipment of Charolais embryos, amounting to 200 units, has been made to Australia, together with 1,500 straws of Burradon Talisman…
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Dairy farmers' 'favourite' cows can be their costliest, warns MDC
Dairy farmers were today warned that their favourite and most productive cows could be their costliest. This came at the launch of a new…
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Scottish Charolais breeder elected world president
Scottish Charolais breeder, Murray Lyle is the new president of Charolais International, an umbrella body comprising more than 20 affiliated…
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Debate on best way for beef industry to survive decoupling is about to be revived.
The new method of reporting English beef cattle production costs launched today (November 24th) by Eblex is certain to revive the debate on the best…
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Building a better future for England
The England Implementation Group (eig) has today published 'Building a better future for England's kept animals', its first annual report summarising…
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For prime beef eating quality, eliminate autumn–winter growth checks
The eating quality of prime suckler beef can be spoiled by autumn–winter growth checks, according to George Brown, procurement officer for Highland…
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Real cost of cattle and sheep production revealed
The true cost of producing beef cattle and sheep on English farms was revealed today (Friday) in new costings data published by the English Beef and…
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Pretending there is a queue of cattle is the oldest buying trick in the book, says NBA
More beef finishers are going to have to sell their cattle more carefully if they are to survive the widening gap between costs of production and…
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Excessive post-slaughter deductions for processing commercial OTM cattle
The National Beef Association has reported that some abattoirs are deducting £7-8 per head for handling commercial Over Thirty Month cattle while the…
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