Livestock News

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).

Silostop Agri has announced its partnership with The Farming Community Network (FCN), which aims to open up direct lines of communication between farmers who are heading towards or experiencing difficulties.

A chance conversation with a fellow security doorman changed Peter Cullen’s life, leading to an unlikely career switch that has seen him become one of the most qualified cattle hoof trimmers in Cumbria.

Experts shared their advice for optimising calf health through vaccination and housing space during a recent Teagasc webinar.

The East Sussex-based farming and charcuterie business, Beal’s Farm, won a Defra research initiative to fund a feasibility study at farming and achieve net-zero results with its Mangalitsa pigs reared to produce British charcuterie products.

Dairy-Tech 2025, an event aimed at all dairy farmers, with a focus on new products and innovations in the industry and technical learning, has gathered about 300 exhibitors and thousands of visitors.

An ambitious plan to stamp out cases of lameness on British dairy farms over the next 20 years has been published.

British milk production is forecast to grow by over 1% in 2025, according to the latest report from the AHDB. 

MSD Animal Health has launched its 2025 FlockCheck diagnostic scheme, which offers a subsidised blood test for toxoplasmosis and EAE.

SCOPS and COWS have offered advice on using the very limited number of products available for treating liver fluke.

NFU Cymru is urging Natural Resources Wales to reverse its decision to phase out permits for sheep dip disposal to land.

Welsh poultry farmers urged not to be complacent as AIPZ introduced in response to the growing threat of avian flu.