Livestock News

Dairy farmers will have a unique opportunity to connect directly with industry experts on the issues that matter most at Dairy Tech 2026, which is set to be bigger and more interactive than ever. 

DAERA has confirmed that the bluetongue virus has been detected in two cows on a holding near Bangor in Co. Down, Northern Ireland. 

Milk processors Arla and Müller have announced cuts to farmgate milk prices, explaining the reductions as a response to expanding milk supplies.

The latest RUMA Agriculture Targets Task Force Report has been released, marking the final update in the RUMA Targets Task Force 2 cycle. This release completes another important phase in the livestock industry’s antibiotic stewardship journey, as it gears up to launch the third cycle of targets next week. 

The UK pig sector has paid tribute to the late Robert Beckett, who has been posthumously awarded the distinguished David Black Award at this year’s National Pig Awards.

Mixed farmer and contractor John Hepburn began baling with net replacement film, rather than traditional net wrap, to create a more compact bale and reduce silage loss from mould.

The Clear Dip team and Bimeda Animal Health, experts in parasite control, have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at tackling one of the most pressing environmental and livestock welfare challenges: the safe and sustainable disposal of waste sheep dip. 

Arcusin UK Ltd offers two bale chaser models that can speed up your collection of large square bales at harvest time. Both machines will collect and stack all the dimensional bale sizes of large square bales to clear your fields quickly after baling.

The UK government said it has acknowledged concerns over the scale of illegal meat imports to the UK, however, the EFRA Committee recommendations to tackle the issue will be considered once the SPS negotiations with the EU have been concluded and implemented – putting off powers to reduce alarming amounts of illegal imports until 2027 at the earliest. 

A young farming couple who lost nearly a quarter of their suckled calf crop to cryptosporidiosis in 2023 have taken a belt-and-braces approach to ensure such devastating losses never happen again.

Zoetis UK is calling on cattle farmers to complete a short online survey on clostridial disease in growing beef cattle to help understand their thoughts on the potentially fatal disease and the measures available to help prevent infection, including vaccination. 

Armin Pearn, head of data science at Dairy Data Warehouse, explains how big data and AI are transforming the dairy industry, what you need to know about using it, and what the future may hold.