Prime cattle slaughter rose 17% in October from the previous month, with price and demand high. Irish imports remained strong in September, supported by competitively priced supply Despite strong ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) closed at £186.00/t yesterday, rising £1.65/t from Wednesday’s close. The Nov-25 contract also gained £1.65/t over the same period, to close at £188.00/t. Russia’s ...

As we head into the festive season, we've gathered data from consumers on their Christmas food plans and mealtime preferences. This season, we can see consumer positivity returning as 40% think that ...

Global grain markets traded lower yesterday on stronger competition in wheat export markets, plus forecast rain in Argentina, which would improve conditions for growing maize crops. However, losses ...

Cattle slaughter and beef production so far this year have been notably higher than our previous forecasts released in July. The revised forecast looks at the remainder of 2024 and ahead into 2025. UK ...

The GB milking herd totalled 1.64 million head as of October 2024, the lowest October number recorded, and a 0.9% decrease compared to the same month the previous year. The GB herd total came to 2.55 ...

British pig farmers have saved themselves an estimated £15.3m in environmental mitigation costs thanks to significant progress in reducing ammonia emissions. Below, Zanita Markham, Projects and ...

UK sheep meat production has fallen by 7% YTD. Lowest October clean sheep kill on record of 1.09m head. September’s imports have continued to rise and exports have fallen to compensate reduced ...

According to Sara Pedersen (pictured), veterinary consultant at Farm Dynamics, "One of the most significant challenges we face in the dairy industry is managing lameness in cattle." This problem not ...

We have launched the online edition of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) 2025/26. The latest edition of the variety guidance for farmers includes several eye-catching additions that ...

UK feed wheat futures (May-25) ended yesterday’s session at £185.95/t, up £1.30/t from Monday’s close. The Nov-25 contract was up £2.00/t over the same period, to close at £187.95/t. Domestic wheat ...

Feed additives to reduce methane are one of the topics currently under debate. AHDB is an active member of Defra's Methane Suppressing Feed Products (MSFP) roundtable, which aims to determine whether ...