Beef

As winter draws to an end Tom and Jimmy Stobart hope their efforts to restore health and resilience to the soil mean their land will support a relatively early turnout. Ann Hardy reports.

An Abattoir Sector Group (ASG) has been set up to help develop a thriving network of local abattoirs across the UK.

The NFU has hit out at a new Defra consultation on badger culling in England, branding it political and contradictory.

Farmers from all parts of the UK are reporting a positive impact on many areas of cattle health since embarking on BVD eradication programmes. And with the extension of funding for BVD Stamp it Out in England until June 2021, accompanied by a target of an additional 2,500 herds signing up, hopefully more farmers will see the benefits soon.

The NFU has hit out at a new Defra consultation on badger culling in England, branding it ‘political’ and ‘contradictory’.

Glenisla, a hill unit on the Angus Perth border, is synonymous with Beef Shorthorn genetics which can be found in herds throughout the UK and beyond. .

Most calf and lamb losses occur in the first seven days after birth, according to new research as part of a Britain-wide study.

Farm leaders have reacted with fury after the Welsh Government announced its intention to press ahead with a ‘lazy cut and paste’ of the EU Nitrates Directive, making the whole of Wales a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).

Farm leaders have reacted with fury after the Welsh Government announced its intention to press ahead with a lazy cut and paste of the EU Nitrates Directive, making the whole of Wales a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).

Defra Secretary George Eustice has launched a new consultation on Government plans to phase out badger culls in England.