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Haemonchosis Risk
With recent hot weather, followed by heavy rains the risk of Haemochus contortus in livestock has increased with a several outbreaks diagnosed recently. The warm weather favours the larval development…
Read More >Water Requirements at Grass
There is a risk of water scarcity in parts of the country due to prolonged dry, hot weather over the summer. Providing a clean, easily accessible water source when grazing…
Read More >Large Or Small – Why Every Pig Keeper Has A Big Role To Play In Keeping Disease Out
The recent suspected case of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Norfolk has served as a timely reminder to pig producers large and small to maintain strict biosecurity protocols, and…
Read More >Agribusiness News August 2022 – Policy Briefs
New Land Reform Bill As we transition to a Net Zero Nation, in order to ensure greater benefit to communities and the environment transformative changes are being proposed by the…
Read More >Agribusiness News August 2022 – Sector Focus: Food and Foraging
Why Foraging? Why not? Including wild and / or sustainably foraged foods in your farm shop / café or as part of an experience-based diversified rural enterprise is a savvy…
Read More >Agribusiness News August 2022 – Cereals and Oilseeds
Markets adjust to post-conflict impacts Markets have been mixed as macroeconomics, dry and hot weather globally and Black Sea uncertainty continue create a nervous and volatile trading arena. Underlying the…
Read More >Agribusiness News August 2022 – Sheep
Population & production long term growth The OECD have recently published their global long term agricultural outlook (2022-2031). They predict global population increasing by 11% and red meat consumption rising…
Read More >Agribusiness News August 2022 – Milk
Price rises begin to cool UK milk output is well behind last year. At the end of June 2022, the UK is already 64.28m litres down on 2021 UK milk…
Read More >Agribusiness News August 2022 – Beef
Finished price eases backwards Finishers welcomed a price lift in June, although still not enough to offset the inflation of production it would have helped lift moral among cattle finishers…
Read More >Agribusiness News August 2022 – Input Costs: Sexed Semen
Sales of sexed (or gender sorted) semen have increased significantly in recent years, accounting for over half of all UK dairy semen sales. This increase is largely due to better…
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