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'Clear mandate' for rollout of EID cattle ear tags in Scotland
Scottish farm leaders have said there is now a 'clear mandate' for the rollout of ultra-high frequency bovine electronic identification (EID) in…
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Global Dairy Trade auction falls for first time since March 2024
The fortnightly Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has recorded its first fall since March 2024, dropping by 0.5%. The latest auction, which took…
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New legislation aims to eradicate bovine viral diarrhoea in Wales
New legislation will be introduced to facilitate a cattle sector-led approach to eradicating bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) in Wales. From 1 July 2024…
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Cattle slaughtered due to bTB incident up 17% in Wales
Total animals slaughtered due to a bovine TB incident in Wales has increased by 17 percent, bleak new government figures show. The figures, covering…
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NI livestock tag prefix to switch from 'UK' to 'XI' in June
New ‘XI’ prefix livestock tags will soon be available for Northern Irish farmers to purchase from tag suppliers and can be used immediately. From 24…
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May volumes of milk deliveries at lowest level in eight years
Volumes of milk deliveries for the month of May are at their lowest level in eight years, the latest figures by AHDB show. Total GB milk deliveries…
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GB organic milk production plummets by nearly 10 percent
Organic milk production in Britain averaged 1.1 million litres a day in May, down nearly 10 percent compared to the same period last year. Over the…
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Grassland productivity project celebrates 5th year since launch
A project aiming to enhance UK grassland productivity is celebrating its fifth year since launch, with the latest results to be shared later this…
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Britain leads world in uptake of sexed dairy semen
A survey of British breeding firms has revealed another jump in the adoption of sexed dairy semen, alongside a rise in the sale of beef semen in the…
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Administrators appointed to Anglesey cheesemaker Mona Dairy
Administrators have been appointed to Anglesey-based cheesemaker Mona Dairy after it announced it had failed to source sufficient short-term funding…
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