beef

  1. Agriland RSS

    AHWNI warns herd owners to follow biosecurity guidance

    Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Biosecurity involves taking steps to prevent the introduction and spread of infectious disease. This is a responsibility for every exhibitor at shows. This ensures that the exhibitors neither bring disease on to the premises or bring disease back to...
  2. Kidds

    Good idea or just more busybody control freaks?

    How does registering my pet duck protect the national flock? https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/defra-announces-changes-to-the-gb-poultry-register/
  3. AHDB Podcast RSS

    434: Genetics: The suckler industry's missed opportunity

    434: Genetics: The suckler industry's missed opportunity Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Using genetics, rather than selecting animals purely on their visual characteristics, is likely to lead to a more productive and profitable suckler herd. So why do so few beef...
  4. unlacedgecko

    Scottish Sub Calving index 410 days

    https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/scotland-new-calving-interval-of-410-days-added-to-ssbss.407024/ Current Scottish calving index figures
  5. Agriland RSS

    Pedigree sire breeders urged to nominate rams

    Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland The RamCompare project is calling on all pedigree sire breeders to take part and nominate their rams to join the 2024 breeding season. Now in its ninth year, the national progeny test, joint funded by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board...
  6. Agriland RSS

    Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme lacks ‘clarity’ – IAAS

    Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) gave a lukewarm welcome yesterday (Tuesday, March 26) to the long-awaited release of new conditionality measures as part of the Agricultural Reform Route Map. Executive director of the IAAS...
  7. Agriland RSS

    Beef exports in Argentina reach record levels

    Written by Louise Hickey from Agriland Beef exports from Argentina have reached a record level, with official data showing the highest amount of foreign sales in the last 57 years. Data from the Livestock Analysis Coordination shows that sales reached 82,548 equivalent tonnes of beef for the...
  8. B

    Barley beef

    Will the price of the barley now around £150\t vs £330 for 16% nuts. Is barley beef back, and the best way to feed it. Thinking of buying some Aa x calves from a local dairy herd and then putting barley in to them ...?
  9. Agriland RSS

    NFUS welcomes commencement of SSBSS payments this week

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has welcomed the news that farmers will begin to receive Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) payments this week. Farmers will start to receive the payments on Thursday, March 28. NFUS vice...
  10. Future Farmer

    Situation Vacant Regen Stock Person and Land Stewardship Assistant - Ampney Brook Farm, Cirencester

    Job Opportunity: Regen Stock Person and Land Stewardship Assistant Ampney Brook Farm, Cirencester We are looking for an energetic and dynamic team player with a passion for regenerative farming, soil health and biodiversity to assist with day-to-day farm jobs. This is hands-on role across our...
  11. Agriland RSS

    Scotland: New calving interval of 410 days added to SSBSS

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A new calving interval of 410 days measured on an individual animal basis has been added to the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS). The Scottish government said the new calving interval will help cut emissions intensity and make beef...
  12. topground

    What should the replacement for SFI look like?

    SFI unravelling as the policy makers realise food might be in short supply and as of yesterday (25th March) not taking land out of food production is suddenly important to the government. Is it important to the population as a whole to have home grown food production subsidised? What should SFI...
  13. Agriland RSS

    Farmers have a ‘more optimistic’ attitude for the future – GSC Grays

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The head of farm business at GSC Grays has said that farmers are gaining a more “optimistic and opportunistic attitude for the future”. Greg Ricketts said he is also optimistic about the future of farming, because “farmers are looking positively...
  14. F

    What is my "smallholding" really worth?

    I'd like to get a real world value for my smallholding as I don't believe the several auctioneers we've asked over the years are anywhere close to the truth. Here are the details: •Seven acres of VERY heavy clay, meaning the field is unusable for six months of the year •Rusty old three-bay...
  15. Yale

    New limits to SFI.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-ensures-food-production-remains-primary-purpose-of-farming
  16. J

    Drought 2024

    Anyone else panicking, hasn't rained all morning! 😱😱😱 Also wtf is that yellow thing in the sky?
  17. Agriland RSS

    Demand for dairy semen remains strong in Northern Ireland

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The latest sales figures are confirming a continuing and strong demand for quality, sexed dairy semen in Northern Ireland. According to AI Services’ Ivan Minford, this reflects the needs of milk producers with year-round calving herds to maintain a...
  18. Agriland RSS

    Why being selective when breeding is important

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Panning for the breeding season is underway on many dairy farms as we move through the month of March and head towards April. The days of just using dairy genetics across all cows are very much over, with a significant focus now required on...
  19. W

    Where to buy a farm abroad with opportunities to actually farm

    I keep looking and currently am drawn toward South America Chile, Argentina and Brazil. but where else should I be looking? And who has actually done it and how is it going. My sister married a Kiwi and has farmed out there for the last 20 years but they no longer have the cheap land and are...
  20. Agriland RSS

    FSA taking Welsh Kepak factory hygiene concerns ‘very seriously’

    Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A spokesperson for the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said it is taking hygiene concerns regarding a Welsh Kepak factory “very seriously”. FSA head of operational delivery in Wales, Chris Jones, said the FSA is aware of an article by Wales...
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