Beef
Older cattle to enter food chain
Advice from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that Defra's proposed robust BSE testing system for older cattle should replace the Over Thirty Months…
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Is there a future for the North West's beef industry?
Thomas Binns, NFU North West's Livestock Board chairman and Lancashire beef and sheep producer , gives his views on the current state of this…
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Keep up your guard against flies
The extended summer is proving to be a problem for livestock farmers as there are still significant populations of biting and nuisance flies causing…
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OTM help for abattoir sector
PUTTING older beef back onto the market brings major challenges and opportunities for the abattoir sector both in terms of approval for processing…
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HCC Agree to additional marketing strategy
NFU Cymru is delighted with the announcement today by Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) that it is to fund an additional beef marketing campaign to start later…
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BSE and Offspring cull compensation
Joint announcement by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the National Assembly for Wales. Revised compensation rates…
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Beefing about cattle prices
BLAME for the weaker cattle prices being experienced over the last few weeks can't be laid wholly at the door of lower consumer demand. Though TNS…
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Cogent bulls shine for HUK Classifier
"What a super group of bulls," commented Meurig James, Holstein UK head classifier. "A visit to Cogent's Beachin Stud is always a pleasure, and the…
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Vote Dalton on May 5th
It's not every day that two EX93 daughters from the same herd come up for sale – and even more unusual when they're both from the same bull. May 5th…
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No total beef on bone ban says MLC
Possible lifting of the Over Thirty Month (OTM) restrictions will not mean a return of a complete ban on beef on the bone. Meat and Livestock…
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