Livestock News

The UK red meat exports in the first half of 2025 were worth £966 million, marking an almost 10% increase. 

Prices of chicken have marked the biggest increase this summer, according to the AIMS meat and poultry inflation tracker for August 2025.

Harris Tweed, the wool clothing manufacturer, has responded to PETA’s calls for the brand to replace sheep’s fleece with plant-based alternatives such as hemp — and even rebrand itself as ‘Harris Weed’.

Suffolk livestock farmer Julian Hagger, of Blacks of Bacton, has just purchased his fourth Teagle trailed straw blower in 15 years, from the recently established DJ Agri Services – which took over from Suffolk Agri Centre when it closed in March 2024.

Great British Calf Week returns on 10th September, focusing on how using data can help inform decisions on farms and within the supply chain.

The English red meat sector delivered around £5.5 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the UK economy in 2023. According to AHDB, this achievement underlines the industry’s critical role in supporting jobs, communities, and a wide range of public goods. 

The first laboratory-made vaccine to protect livestock against the Barber’s Pole worm – a highly damaging gastrointestinal parasite most commonly found in sheep and goats – has just been developed.

Livestock farmers have been warned about the deadly hemlock water dropwort poisoning following recent incidents reported by South West vets.

Getting hygiene and colostrum management right are key to tackling calf scour, explains Kate Ingram, Virbac’s veterinary technical adviser.

The dairy industry isn’t short on innovation, and big data and artificial intelligence are helping to unlock even more clever solutions for farmers, consultants and companies, explains Dairy Data Warehouse.

The deadline is imminent for those who haven’t yet vaccinated to enter the NSA’s main ram sale this year.

A Welsh farmer is reaping the rewards of introducing a preventative vaccination programme in his pedigree flock of North Country Cheviots – achieving improved flock health, a one-third reduction in feed costs, and a more condensed lambing period.