Beef

Bluetounge cases continue to rise Ref:RH091023043

Bluetongue confirmed in both cattle and sheep as cases rise to 11

Agriculture student, Peter Bowyer

Study takes a closer look at straw bedding

Vet's column: Coughing cattle could be sign of lungworm

Export of livestock for slaughter or fattening to be banned under new law

Export of livestock for slaughter or fattening to be banned under new law

Defra will work with the livestock industry to further reduce methane emissions

Defra pledges further work on methane-suppressing livestock feed

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

PM 'will not accept hormone produced beef' in UK, House of Commons told

Luing cattle at Plenderleith, near Carter Bar

BREED FOCUS Luings prove to be the perfect fit for Plenderleith

Beef Shorthorn group – Picture: Alfie Shaw

Learning and fun at launch of Beef Shorthorn youth initiative

Tom Carlisle uses feed supplements on his farm in the Yorkshire Dales

Feed supplements boost cattle health on traditionally-low-input Dales farm

Using a separator can reduce the amount of slurry being stored by up to 25 per cent

Don’t miss chance to apply for a slurry grant, industry specialists say

A previous Borderway Agri Expo at Carlisle

Organisers all set for another Agri Expo this month

Andy Nelson of Watson Seeds and Laura Millar of Harrison & Hetherington

Contest offers chance to put quality of silage to the test

Stress is an important factor when considering pneumonia in calves

Vet's column: Stress can be a major factor in calf pneumonia

Beautry Desiree Portia and her heifer calf topped the sale at 6400gns

Beautry to 6400gns with 100% clearance for Beef Shorthorns at Skipton

The Swifts' Limousin bull, Gallaber Maxamus

BREED FOCUS Limousins have proved to be perfect for hill farm

Sheepmeat exports are up 13% in the first six months of 2023

GB sheep meat exports rise 13% in first six months of 2023

David Thomlinson Lifetime Achievement Award Trophy

Nominations invited for major livestock award

Freshly rolled bales of silage ready to be picked up

Are you feeding your herd from contaminated bales?

Breed focus: Beef Shorthorn are ‘as close to perfect as you can get’

Managing resistance to wormers

Why planning ahead is key as cases of wormer resistance in cattle increase

Supreme Beef Champion at the Great Yorkshire Show British Simmental Popes Princess Immie and bull calf at foot owned by the Wood family from Preston, Lancs

'Best in the UK': Top cattle and sheep prizes at the Great Yorkshire Show

Brontemoor Superman sold for 8000gns

New record price for Limousin bull achieved at Hexham Auction Mart’s May sale

The judges have been announced for this year's Borderway Expo in Carlisle

Borderway Expo unveils line-up of judges for 2023

The champion beast at Penrith's coronation sale, with, from left, Jack Wills, vendor, Chris Bell, judge and Jo Edwards, sponsor representative from PFK Rural

Limousin cross heifer takes champion rosette at Penrith special coronation show

Sirloin steak. Con O'Donoghue

Ad campaign to highlight nutritional value of meat and dairy is a success

Nigel Miller, Ruminant Health & Welfare chairman

'Value in investigating unexplained reproductive losses of livestock'

The champion was this Limousin crossed steer from the Stones family of Nun Cote Nook Farm, Marrick, pictured with the judge, John Smith Jackson

Store cattle to £1760 at Darlington's Mid-March Extravaganza

Now is the time to start planning ahead for the silage season

‘Planning is key ahead of 2023 silage season’

Broom House Farm Shop won the small farm shop category. Pictured are Vincent Syson, Megan Martin, John Tindale, Phil Gough of sponsor, The Cress Co, and Emma Gray, with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Double victory at retail awards for County Durham farm shop

The heifer champion came from Thomas Iveson, Hawes

Hawes Farmers auction Thomas Iveson sells both champion, reserve and top price at Hawes store cattle sale

Northern Farmers of the Year - Gladys and Peter Stubbs Picture by Tom Banks

Farm Watch founders named 2023 Northern Farmers of the Year

Farming grants of more than £168m ‘will boost food production’

Grants of £168m ‘will boost food production’ as small abattoir help announced

Northern Farmer Awards 2023: Beef Farmer of the Year finalists

Andrew Petch and Alice Dawson, finalists in Family Run Farm of the Year

Northern Farmer Awards 2023: Family Run Farm of the Year finalists

Interbreed champion at the Royal Welsh Show, Brownhill Netta, with Thor Atkinson and son Frankie

Top-class breeding brings show success for Thor Atkinson

Bovine TB: Trials of skin test and cattle vaccine reach new phase

Bovine TB: Trials of skin test and cattle vaccine reach new phase

Kate and Chris Jeffery, and (inset) Primrose the cow, which Chris is auctioning off for St Leonard's Hospice

Farmer auctions rare heifer for hospice which cared for his wife

Michael and Teresa Holmes. Mr Holmes died after being trampled by cows in Netherton, West Yorkshire, and his wife is in a wheelchair following the incident on September 29 2020

Coroner calls for farm public footpath dog ban when cows are with young calves

NSA welcomes delay to change in regulations

NSA welcomes delay to change in export health regulations

The Government is not prioritising the threat of animal diseases which could be devastating to farmers, rural communities and society, MPs warn. Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has warned the UK's main animal disease facility, the Animal

Government not prioritising threat of ‘devastating’ animal diseases, MPs warn

Former Environment Secretary George Eustice

Australia trade deal not very good for the UK, says Eustice

William and John Dawson at a misty Ingleborough summit. Picture Rob Fraser/somewhere-nowhere

'Commoners' gather sheep from a very misty Ingleborough

Herd of Luing cattle out on winter grazing on an upland moor in the Lake District

Luings tick all the right boxes for Pip and Hannah

Lewis Barraclough of Rosedale near Whitby

'‘A few sheep on the hill’ actually form the bedrock of our rural economy'

There is a free service available for TB testing of farm animals

Free visits to check TB status of farm animals

The Northern Farmer Awards 2022 held at The Pavilions in Harrogate. All the winners from the evening. Picture: CHRIS BOOTH

NORTHERN FARMER AWARDS Time to nominate your Northern Farmers of the year

From left, Farmer Clare Wise; Laurie Norris of the NFU; Paul Howell, MP for Sedgefield; Andrew Griffith, Minister for Exports; farmer Billy Maughan; and Mark Dent, DfAM chairman

Export Minister visits Darlington auction mart on tour of region

Steven Wilson with his Limousin cattle

Steven Wilson adds some Razzledazzle to pedigree Limousin herd

Farmers union criticises leaked food strategy ahead of official launch

Farmers union criticises leaked food strategy ahead of official launch

The seminar on the future of agriculture support

Defra urged to look again at future support amid warning over livestock sector

Mark Dent, of Darlington Farmers Auction Mart, at the Beef Expo

'Best of the best' in beef industry come together for National Expo

Darlington Farmers Auction Mart

NBA Beef Expo will be a celebration of the British beef industry

The formal recording of Shorthorns began in 1822

Beef Shorthorn Society celebrates bicentenary

The New Zealand trade deal will affect sheep farmers in particular

Avoid produce from ‘other side of the world’ to be green, says minister