Members Only 29 August 2024 Free Range Egg Consultation Following the consultation held earlier in the year (see our article of 22nd January 2024 https://abcbooks.co.uk/free-range-egg-consultation/) Defra will alter legislation To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 August 2024 Dairy Roundup Production AHDB reports that GB milk production was down 0.9% in the April-July compared to the same period in 2023. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 August 2024 Pest des Petits Ruminants (PPR) New controls came into force in England from 21st August and in Wales from 22nd August to safeguard Britain’s sheep To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 August 2024 Beef and Sheep Markets Beef The GB cattle price has risen sharply since the middle of July. The GB deadweight steer overall price stood To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 July 2024 Beef Market Outlook Since the beginning of June, clean cattle prices have stabilised and are now back above year-earlier levels. In 2023 prices To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 July 2024 Friesian Farm Profitability figures from our Friesian Farm model are shown in the table below. This is a notional 220+ cow business To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 5 July 2024 Scottish Suckler Calving Interval The Scottish Government has confirmed that a maximum calving interval requirement will be introduced for the 2025 Scottish Suckler Beef Support To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 July 2024 Laying Hen Housing Grant The Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare Grant is now open for applications. The online checker is available until To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 June 2024 Pig Market Both the EU-Spec SPP and APP experienced big losses in the week ending June 8th. The SPP fell by 1.2p To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2024 Dairy Update The AHDB has revised it’s GB milk production for the 2024/25 season down since its previous forecast in March. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 June 2024 Funding for Endemic Livestock Diseases Defra has expanded its support to tackle endemic diseases in livestock. The previous Annual Health and Welfare review has been To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 June 2024 Lamb Market Outlook The AHDB is forecasting UK sheep meat production to decline by 2.9% in 2024 compared with 2023, to total 278,000 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 June 2024 Yew Tree Dairy It has been announced that the Lancashire-based milk processor, Yew Tree Dairies, is to be taken over by Muller UK. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 May 2024 Dairy Update According to the AHDB the spring flush passed with a ‘whimper’. GB daily milk deliveries recorded a downturn in the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 May 2024 Smaller Abattoir Fund Defra has increased the grant available under the Smaller Abattoir Fund. The fund, which opened in December, supports the purchase To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 May 2024 Laying Hen Housing Grant Defra has released guidance for the first round of the Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare Grant. This new To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 May 2024 BSE Case A case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in Ayrshire. The Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA) is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 May 2024 Bluetongue Virus The APHA has confirmed that there is a ‘very high probability’ of a new introduction of bluetongue virus serotype 3 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 May 2024 Calf Registration Trends Based on the BCMS calf registrations data for England and Wales during 2023, there is a notable increase in the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 April 2024 Dairy Update Defra’s UK production figures for March show deliveries totalled 1,322m litres, the same as in 2023. UK production for the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 April 2024 Beef and Lamb Markets Beef Cattle prices remain strong but fell back throughout March and are just below 2023 levels. However, prices appear to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 April 2024 Beef & Lamb Production Standards The AHDB has released the first of four reports looking at beef and lamb production standards. The independent reports, carried To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 April 2024 Bovine TB Consultation Extension Defra has extended the deadline for responses to its current consultation on Bovine TB to 13th May 2024 (previously 22nd To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 April 2024 Cattle Indentification: Scotland The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on electronic ID technology for cattle. Farmers are being asked to give their To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
