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Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme payments to soon start
Scottish farmers and crofters will start to receive payments from the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) later this week. Worth £40…
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Scottish beef farmers frustrated by lack of detail on calf scheme reform
The Scottish government has been urged to release more details on its reform of the suckler beef support scheme, as farmers raise frustration with…
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New NI TB compensation proposals gains largest ever farmer feedback
Nearly 5,000 Northern Irish farmers have responded to a consultation proposing to cut the compensation rate for cattle removed under the bTB…
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Beef rearer targets calf health and performance as part of project
A Welsh beef farm is participating in a project which will see it make changes to calf rearing management to improve its future sustainability. The…
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Defra launches consultation on targeted culling to tackle bovine TB
The government is seeking views on targeted badger culling in areas of England along with badger and cattle vaccination to tackle bovine TB. The…
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Government confirms new phase of bovine TB vaccine field trials
Farmers are one step closer to seeing a deployable bovine TB cattle vaccine as government field trials move on to a third phase. Following the…
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Farmer, 22, with 'livestock in DNA' appointed British beef ambassador
A 22-year-old farmer with 'livestock in her DNA' has been appointed the new ambassador for the National Beef Association to champion the sector's…
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NI farmers told not to overbuy UK tags as new XI tags roll out
Northern Irish farmers are being told not to overbuy 'UK' livestock tags as the prefix code in the province is set to change to 'XI'. The new tags…
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Campaign putting spotlight on beef produced in Britain returns
A nationwide campaign seeking to put a spotlight on beef produced in Britain returns for 2024, with an emphasis on the meat being 'naturally…
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'Explosive' store cattle trade as family does the double at auction
Auctioneers described the store cattle trade at a recent Bishops Castle Auction as 'explosive', with an entry of 275 steers and heifers presented to…
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