Weighing Heifers Vital as Grass Quality Takes Toll
22:20 | 29/09/2016
UK - This season’s reduced grazing quality has taken its toll on heifer growth rates meaning that regular weighing and appropriate supplementation will be a must this autumn to keep heifers on track, according to levy board AHDB Dairy.
Hard Discounters Continue to Improve Liquid Milk Share
20:30 | 27/09/2016
UK - The hard discounters (Aldi & Lidl) have continued to increase their market share of liquid milk, largely at the expense of the top five multiple retailers and independents, according to UK levy board AHDB Dairy.
Union Concerned Over Scottish Government Cattle Movement Changes
19:06 | 26/09/2016
SCOTLAND, UK - Scottish Government has announced that significant changes to Scotland’s system of recording cattle movements are to be introduced at the end of the year.
Glowing Bacteria Could Improve Food Safety
23:03 | 23/09/2016
US - Scientists looking for traces of a type of E. coli bacteria contamination in foods soon could have a new detection method on their hands - turning off the lights to see if the bacteria glow in the dark.
World Leaders Agree Action to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
22:37 | 22/09/2016
GLOBAL - World leaders have signalled an unprecedented level of attention to curb the spread of infections that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines, in a pledge agreed by 193 countries at the United Nations headquarters in New York yesterday.
Cash Flow Warnings as Northern Ireland's Cattle Forced Indoors After Bad Weather
19:46 | 21/09/2016
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Ulster Farmers’ Union president, Barclay Bell, has warned that many farmers in Northern Ireland are facing a long winter – with all the cash flow implications that has for businesses already under pressure because of poor prices.
Australian Beef Exports Set to Fall with Supply Limited
20:37 | 20/09/2016
AUSTRALIA - The gross value of Australian farm production is forecast to increase to $58.4 billion in 2016-17, according to the latest analysis released in the Agricultural Commodities report from ABARES, the research arm of Australia's agriculture department.
UK Government Sets Targets to Cut Antibiotic Use in Farming
23:51 | 19/09/2016
UK - The UK's government has pledged to continue the fight against antimicrobial resistance to drugs by working together with other countries to create a global strategy to tackle the problem and investing in research to find new antibiotic substances.
Next Generation of Dairy Farmers Getting Involved with Policy Work
23:46 | 19/09/2016
UK - Plans to engage with younger dairy farmers have been unveiled by the National Farmers Union NFU with the launch of its new Dairy Development Group.
Will New Food Labelling Regulations Build Trust and Confidence?
21:34 | 16/09/2016
ANALYSIS - The UK’s vote to leave the European Union could allow some flexibility in the way that new European food labelling regulations are implemented.
