Dairy & Beef News

NFU Cymru said that “sobering” new figures showing a record number of cattle culled in Wales last year because of bovine TB further underline the need for change in strategy.

Defra’s latest Farm Business Income report predicts which sectors will see a rise or fall in income over 2024/25.

Despite a challenging trading environment, the total value of UK dairy exports broadly matched 2023, with export values to the EU and US increasing. EU and US demand helped drive the value of UK dairy exports in 2024 to £1.8 billion.

The event saw hundreds of exhibitors launch a range of new products, while visitors questioned key industry figures. Sarah Kidby reports.

Hartpury University and Hartpury College’s Home Farm has installed a state-of-the-art DeLaval robotic milking system.

A series of record-breaking Aberdeen-Angus cattle sales has reached new heights, with Netherton Eclipse Z036 setting a breed record for a bull of £65,600.

A top price of 25,000gns was achieved for bulls at the the 47th National Early Spring Sale of pedigree British Limousin cattle this month.

Developing and empowering the wider farm team could be the foundation of improving mobility and foot health on many farms, according to Matt Dobbs, chair of the Stride Mobility Technical Board.

A dairy farmer managing a chronic bovine TB breakdown has eliminated a major disease threat to his herd by no longer buying in cattle. 

The Williams family have been farming in South Wales since 1940, and credit keeping a closed herd with managing to keep the bloodline going without breaks.

Sticking to a traditional May cutting date for making first-cut grass silage could be putting winter milk yield at risk, a silage specialist is suggesting. 

UK beef production is expected to decrease by 5% in 2025, while domestic beef consumption is forecast to grow by 1%, according to the latest analysis from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).