The campaign forms part of our broader strategy to position British pork as "low on cost, high in taste", backed by trusted ...

During prolonged periods of hot weather, it is important to be aware of heat stress in livestock and the effect it can have. Here are some useful resources to help you spot the signs of heat stress in ...

Calculate how much it will cost to vaccinate your livestock against bluetongue virus and how much it could save you using our interactive calculators. Bluetongue is a notifiable animal disease. If you ...

The UK Dairy Carbon Network is an innovative project bringing together dairy farms and supply chain partners from across the UK to explore and implement practical solutions aimed at reducing ...

Deadweight cattle prices eased across all categories and regions in the week ending 14 June. The overall steer price fell by 11p/kg to sit at 642p/kg, whilst heifers were down 9p/kg to 641p/kg.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, calf registrations to dairy dams in GB totalled 314,000 head according to the latest BCMS data. This is a decline of 46,000 (12.7%) head compared to the same period in ...

We have launched the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2025/26. The latest edition of the variety guidance for farmers includes several eye-catching additions that ...

The first UK ovine embryos have been shipped as part of the wider access win which has also enabled lamb exports to the United States. The shipment, valued at approximately £400,000, is the first of ...

For the highest quality silage, aim for an early May cutting date. Nutritional quality is principally governed by grass digestibility (D-value), which starts to fall with the onset of stem formation ...

Earlier today, Defra released the final estimates for 2024 UK cereal and oilseed production. In order to provide an initial look at harvest 24, back in October, AHDB published “provisional” UK cereal ...

Cattle production levels remain below 2022 on lower kill and lighter slaughter weights A decline in sheep slaughter contributes to the fall in production levels for September Beef production levels ...

Almost a fifth of milking heifers fail to reach their second lactation; the point at which they would recoup their rearing costs. A recent study with Reading University found that 17% of milking ...