Beef Cattle
The Benefits of Pregnancy Scanning Beef Cattle
Pregnancy diagnosis (PD) is a simple but valuable management tool for beef farmers and is an essential part of fertility management within a suckler herd. Knowing the pregnancy status of…
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Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) – 2026 Eligibility & 410 Day Calving Interval
Key Points To be eligible for payment, calves must meet all the existing SSBSS eligibility requirements, as well as the new 410-day calving interval condition, unless the 10-calf small herd…
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Business and Policy October 2026 – Beef
Prime Cattle Prices Rise Finished beef prices have increased week on week throughout September, a notable change from earlier in the year. GB prime cattle prices rose by another 4p/kg…
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Understanding Hay Quality
This summer has provided favourable conditions for producing hay. Many of you have taken advantage these conditions and made a lot of lovely, well-preserved hay. However, just like silage, hay…
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Thrill of The Hill – Beef, Business and Beyond
The beef industry in Scotland is resilient and adaptable, whether it’s changing markets and cost of production pressures, policy developments or the new entrant bottleneck. To help us navigate these…
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Business and Policy April 2026 – Beef
Finished Prices Continue to Ease Currently, ‘sticky’ best describes where we are at with finished prices. By the week ending the 21st of March 2026, Scottish prices were sat at 642p/kg deadweight for R4L grade steers, back 1.4 p/kg on the week and 3.4% behind the same…
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Feeding and Ensiling Potatoes for Cattle
Stockfeed potatoes are a viable energy feed for cattle and a useful additive to ensiled forage when managed correctly. They offer an economical alternative to cereals but require: Gradual introduction into diets …
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Business and Policy November 2025 – Beef
Festive Demand We are now in the last quarter of the year, with only 3-4 weeks left of Christmas supermarket orders as processors plan their Christmas kill schedules. Prime cattle…
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Easter Howgate Study – Autumn Born Finishing Bulls
When Easter Howgate set out to ease housing pressure caused by an expanding spring calving herd, they found a unique solution. By establishing a “B Herd” of underperforming cows and…
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