Beef Cattle
Veterinary Declaration Requirements for EU Exports
From the 13th of December 2023, a new veterinary declaration rule is coming into force across the country. The new rule requires farmers to certify that any POAO (Products of…
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Cattle Mineral Supplementation
Throughout the year and production cycle, the cow goes through different phases with varying nutritional requirements depending on her stage of production. Minerals are an essential part of a cow’s…
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Agribusiness News October 2023 – Beef
Beef Prices Strengthening Since the start of September beef prices have strengthened after two months of tumbling trade. Warmer weather at the start of the month, back to school demand…
Read More >Beef Toolkit – Weaning Beef Calves
Weaning of cows and calves is done so that the cow can recover body condition by transferring her nutrition from milk production to maintaining herself, allowing her to prepare for…
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Agribusiness News September 2023 – Sector Focus: Bull Fertility
Improving fertility with semen testing Performance of suckler herds has never been more important as increased input costs continue to put pressure on businesses and squeeze margins. Improving on-farm efficiencies…
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Agribusiness News September 2023 – Beef
Beef price levelling out? Throughout June and July, deadweight beef prices in Scotland have fallen significantly from a peak of 525p/kg at the beginning of June. Beef prices have continued…
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Overhead Powerlines: recognise the dangers and stay safe
How safe are you when you are working near overhead powerlines? Every year people are killed or seriously injured when they come into contact with high voltage electricity. Distractions, working…
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Minimising Dry Matter Losses in Clamped Silage
Dry matter (nutrient) losses from clamped silage can be on average 25%, representing a significant amount of feed value disappearing between cutting the grass and feeding the silage out to…
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How to reduce silage nutrient loss in the heat
The silage season is well underway with many farms having already successfully harvested a first cut and some even cutting or considering further cuts. However, with the hot and dry…
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Agribusiness News June 2023 – Beef
Beef price steadies The Scottish finished beef price has steadied in May to 511p/kg deadweight, whilst prices have started to drop slightly south of the border and ROI prices are…
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