Beef
4 January 2024
For those thinking of on/off grazing to avoid poaching the platform in wet weather this autumn, remember that it works best when cows have an edge to their appetite. This changes their eating habits and they graze for longer, points out LIC consultant Sean Chubb.
14 July 2021
In the last two years, we have seen the heifer slaughter proportion increase.
9 November 2020
With the grazing of fodder beet in-situ becoming ever more popular across the UK, join Dr Jim Gibbs - fodder beet grazing specialist from New Zealand and Marc Jones – Independent grazing and forage consultant, for a series of specialist webinars aimed at maximising both livestock and fodder beet performance on farm.
29 October 2020
Liver fluke manifests itself differently in cattle and in sheep but causes poor performance and health concerns on both accounts
14 July 2021
The GB all prime average deadweight cattle price stood at 367.5p/kg, up 0.5p on the week before.
26 October 2020
With the grazing of fodder beet in-situ becoming ever more popular across the UK, join Dr Jim Gibbs - fodder beet grazing specialist from New Zealand and Marc Jones – Independent grazing and forage consultant, for a series of specialist webinars aimed at maximising both livestock and fodder beet performance on farm
5 October 2020
The first shipment of UK beef to the US will be sampled by key influencers and buyers across three states next week, as part of an AHDB virtual launch event.
14 October 2020
With the grazing of fodder beet in-situ becoming ever more popular across the UK, join Dr Jim Gibbs - fodder beet grazing specialist from New Zealand and Marc Jones – Independent grazing and forage consultant, for a series of specialist webinars aimed at maximising both livestock and fodder beet performance on farm.
2 October 2020
Market analyst, Felicity Rusk, takes a look at the latest developments in UK beef markets in terms of prices, production and demand.
14 July 2021
Irish cattle slaughter is now 4% ahead of where it was in 2019.
30 January 2024
Harvest has now reached completion across most of the UK, however yields of both winter wheat and barley are below the five-year average.