Beef

When you purchase a worming treatment from your local farm store or over the counter at your vets, you will have met a suitably qualified person (SQP).

Supermarket chain Morrisons has launched a support programme for beef and lamb farmers to help them reach net zero by 2030.

A top price of 28,000gns for a cow and calf and record breed averages for in-calf and maiden heifers were some of the highlights of the dispersal of the Shadwell herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle on behalf of the Shadwell Estate Company, Suffolk, held at Skipton.

English farming could be set to face the same fate that pained British manufacturing in the 1980s if the future of farm support continues down the same path, according to a Labour MP speaking at NBA Beef Expo.

Dutch Spotted sheep are a relatively new breed to the UK but are increasing in popularity. Ellie Layton speaks to Tom and Louise Nash who set up a pedigree flock four years ago.

An audience heard how scientists are pushing for more evidence around claims slamming red meat at NBA Beef Expo 2022.

Farmers attending this year’s National Beef Association (NBA)’s Beef Expo were left intimidated by balaclava-wearing protestors, who hurled ‘vulgar’ abuse and took part in ‘aggressive filming’.

Limousin cattle were first imported into the UK in 1971. Since then, the breed has had a huge impact on the British beef industry. Ellie Layton visits one of the oldest UK herds which is still going strong.

Ensuring the breed is relevant to today’s market is key to the success of Alastair Gibson’s pedigree Beef Shorthorn herd. Katie Fallon reports.