Livestock Business

Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) could open up further avenues for UK pork exports heading to Mexico, with Latin America and the trans-Pacific region also on the horizon as possible export destinations.

Latest figures from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) have revealed prime cattle prices reached record high levels at Scottish abattoirs in February, despite the trend being a reduction in prices for this time of year.

The latest round of the Rural Payments Agency’s (RPA) Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) offers grant funding for a range of equipment, including mobile sheep handling and herd monitoring systems, with MSD Animal Health also offering support to improve flock productivity.

Sheep farmers could soon see a fair price being paid for their wool if the wider horticulture industry is to adapt the revolutionary practice of Gwinllan Conwy vineyard, where sheep fleeces are being used to ripen grapes more fully and create higher quality wines.

The value of UK red meat exports has reached record levels in 2022, amounting to a staggering £1.7 billion, partly due to the rising prices of meat throughout last year.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a significant rise in input costs for both the livestock and arable sectors in the UK, hitting livestock gross margins particularly hard due to the high cost of feed, the new Farm Management Handbook shows.

At the award-winning Trefnant Hall Farm, making the most of every sward is the priority for creating a profitable beef and sheep enterprise.

Recent proposals to plug the industry’s workforce gap with prisoners and ex-offenders, should not be seen as a “quick fix”, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has said.

The UK’s leading farm assurance body, Red Tractor, is urging farmers to engage in a consultation on how its farm standards should evolve.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is delighted to announce the lucky recipient of its recent prize giveaway is enthusiastic young shepherd Siony Rudd from Maesgarthbeibio Farm, Mid Wales.

Livestock farmers urged to work with auctioneers and be aware of demand.

Over the past three years, a Derbyshire farmer has successfully capitalised on over £15,000 of funding from Severn Trent’s environmental schemes, to protect water quality and improve farm efficiency.