Subscribers Only 13 May 2025 Bird Flu Update The Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed the mandatory housing measures for poultry and captive birds will be lifted from Thursday To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 April 2025 Beef & Sheep Market – Apr ’25 Beef The beef farmgate price continues to break records. The GB All-Steer deadweight price for the week ending 19th April To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 April 2025 Dairy Update – Apr ’25 The UK dairy sector is experiencing a surge in output. Latest figures from Defra show UK milk production for March To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 April 2025 Pigmeat Production and Prices According to the AHDB, pigmeat production for the first three months of 2025 has out-performed its forecast. In the quarter To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 April 2025 NFU Beef Vision The NFU has produced a Ten-Year Vision for the British Beef Industry. This sets out a number of actions designed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 Dairy Update – Mar ’25 Prices The GDT Price Index has seen little movement during March. At the first event in the month the average To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 Chicken Manure Ruling A High Court ruling means chicken manure must be classified as industrial waste under the Waste Framework Directive. The ruling To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 Foot & Mouth Disease Since our article of 16th January reporting on a case of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/fmd-germany/) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 March 2025 Meadow Farm – Mar ’25 Strong livestock prices and lower feed costs sees Meadow Farm forecast to make a profit from production for only the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 February 2025 Lamb Outlook 2024 saw record farmgate prices for UK lamb. Tight supplies had to be supplemented by imports and exports were lower. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 February 2025 Dairy Roundup – Feb ’25 AHDB Outlook In its latest Dairy Market Outlook the AHDB is forecasting GB milk production to increase year-on-year until the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 February 2025 Beef Outlook – Feb ’25 Beef producers have had a good year; the market in 2024 was strong. Despite increased domestic production and higher imports, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 February 2025 Pork Market Outlook The AHDB has published its latest Pork Market Outlook in which it is forecasting pigmeat production in 2025 to be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 February 2025 Friesian Farm Latest The figures for our ‘Friesian Farm’ dairy model have been updated ahead of the Dairy Tech show and our spring To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 January 2025 Beef & Lamb Update Farmgate beef prices continue to fly. For the week ending 18th January 2025, the GB deadweight all steer price stood To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 January 2025 Dairy Roundup – Jan ’25 Production Milk production ended the calendar year strongly. UK deliveries for December 2024 were 4.2% higher than in December 2023 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 January 2025 Bird Flu Update Defra has extended the Avian Influenza Protection Zone (AIPZ) to help mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 January 2025 Laying Hen Housing Grant The deadline for those invited to submit a full application for a Laying Hen Housing grant has been extended. Those To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 January 2025 Animal Health & Welfare Grants – Jan ’25 Dairy farmers are now eligible for Endemic Disease follow-up funding under the Animal Health and Welfare grant. Readers may recall To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 January 2025 FMD: Germany The Government has introduced measures to prevent the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) following a case being confirmed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 December 2024 Dairy Update – Dec ’24 Production After a slow start to the milk year (April-March), autumn production has pushed up overall deliveries. GB production, according To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2024 Bird Flu An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been declared across the East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston Upon Hull, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2024 Livestock Populations Defra has released the UK livestock numbers from the June 2024 Survey; the table below summarises the figures. As can To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 December 2024 Beef Production The AHDB has updated its forecasts for beef production in 2024 and 2025 following an increase in prime cattle and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin