Beef

Housing is an ideal time to assess liver fluke and protect productivity over winter.

With changes to support structures throwing up a host of questions at the farmgate, AHDB’s new Farm Business Review is helping one mixed farmer future-proof his business and prepare for the loss of Basic Payments. Mollie Leach reports.

Beef farmers who have been carrying out blood sampling of youngstock to identify disease as part of a veterinary-led scheme are now using initial results as an indicator to improve the health of their stock, explains Georgi

After introducing line-bred US genetics 15 years ago, Stranraer based Ervie Herefords continues to build a steely reputation for selling naturally reared and presented Hereford breeding bulls to commercial customers UK-wide.

As AHDB launches the next phase of its We Eat Balanced campaign, Mollie Leach looks at the work being done to reinforce the role of British farmers in sustainable, world-class meat and dairy production.

Yew Tree Farm, the last farm within Bristols city boundaries, is under threat from housing developments

Yew Tree Farm, the last farm within Bristol’s city boundaries, is under threat from housing developments 

TAKING the supreme title in the sheep ring was a Badger Faced Texel, the champion of the any other pure continental section.

The Thainstone Spectacular returned to its usual format at Thainstone where trade peaked at 5,200.

Beef prices remain well ahead of this time last year