UK livestock 'exposed' to Schmallenberg this summer

BLUETONGUE VACCINATION – jab and go! Sheep, beef and dairy farmers across the East Midlands need to vaccinate their sheep and cattle against Bluetongue (BTV8) again in 2009, before animal... UK beef processors should look harder at export market The surge in exports that fuelled the 1992-1995 beef sales boom can be repeated if processors put more effort into meeting the shortfall in high quali... Soil sampling can save huge amounts of money The National Beef Association is urging farmers to save money, without undermining farm productivity, by soil sampling key silage meadows and grazing ... Rise in number of cases of Salmonella reported Producers gearing up for spring calving should be aware of reports of a rise in the number of cases of Salmonella Dublin, which can be linked to abort... New bull hire arrangements for crofters An independent review group is to be set up to look at ways of helping crofters keep or hire bulls in the future, according to Scottish Environment M... RABDF calls on Government for official import ban on livestock from all BT restricted zones The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers has appealed to Government for an official ban on live imports of all species from every Bluetongue res... Argentina - Cattle markets CATTLE MARKETS WEEK ENDING 6 FEBRUARY 2009 There was very little demand in Liniers this week except for the home market. There were 36,879 head of... Cow aged over 30 months enters food supply without being tested for BSE The Food Standards Agency has been notified that a heifer aged two days over thirty months has entered the food supply without having been tested for ... Cattle grazing in Wiltshire wood will deliver bonus for nature Nature and wildlife in an ancient Wiltshire wood are set for a major boost thanks to a new wood pasture project funded by a £38,000 grant to the Woodl... Live cattle export volumes increase 20%, earn record A$644 million in 2008 Overseas demand for healthy, quality Australian cattle in 2008 delivered record returns and surging volumes with a 20% increase in live cattle export ... Disappointment at BSE testing cost decision The NFU has expressed disappointment at the decision by a number of large meat processors to inform producers they will be making a charge to cover th... DEFRA ambushes the livestock industry Defra has ambushed the livestock industry by stating it will ask farmers to contribute directly to the costs of exotic disease outbreaks. Even wors... Beef farmers face win-win market situation Beef farm incomes are being protected from the recession by the enthusiasm domestic consumers are continuing to show for British beef - despite a star... IGENITY adds more power to its genetic profile panel Additional genetic markers have been added to the IGENITY® profile, making it more powerful and offering beef producers more ’inside information... Farmers increase their share of retail price Beef producers received almost 50 percent of the beef retail price in 2008 - the highest proportion since 1995, according to the latest figures publis... Cows find milky way to happiness Happy cows produce more milk, according to researchers at Newcastle University. Cattle that are named and treated with a "more personal touch... Sustainable farmgate price vital for beef sectors NFU livestock board chairman Alistair Mackintosh has addressed over 200 beef finishers in Portlaoise, Republic of Ireland, about the current situation... Advice needed now on changes to farm support in 2013 and beyond The National Beef Association wants farmers to have as much warning as possible about the level of Single Farm Payment (SFP) they can expect after 201... Delivering to exact deadweight spec will earn finishers more money Every abattoir is different, even if they belong to the same company, and each of them specialises in selling beef from specific types of cattle to eq... Beef Shorthorn Society leads with high health status for sales The Beef Shorthorn Society is leading the way by insisting that all animals entered for society sales must be health tested for important diseases. ... United Kingdom - Benefits of Ayrshire Cows Baby boomers in the United Kingdom will recall the Ayrshire cows as a part of the landscape, before the Friesian invasion of the early sixties, follow... ASDA first supermarket to raise beef cattle limit to 36 months ASDA, and its long standing beef supply chain partner Anglo Beef Processors (ABP), today Friday 9th January announced the supermarket has become the f... Keeping accurate feed delivery and medicine use records could save billions of pounds in consumer confidence crisis The beef industry in the Republic of Ireland was able to protect itself from the unwanted economic damage that swamped its pig sector, after cancer li... New rules for cattle born before1st August 1996 Farmers are reminded that with the closure of the Older Cattle Disposal Scheme (OCDS), all cattle born before 1 August 1996 will have to be disposed o... South Africa wants cheaper beef Demand in South Africa for cheaper beef could work to the advantage of Australian farmers. During a recent tour of South Africa, 24 of Queensland&r... FSA reassures consumers about Irish beef The Food Standards Agency recently issued a statement reassuring consumers about eating Irish beef following the Republic of Ireland’s withdrawa... Argentina-Cattle prices. CATTLE MARKETS Mercado de Liniers, yarded 41.356 head of cattle for week ending 19 December and the prices are still sliding downwards. The recent f... New yards will help King Island cattle producers Meat processor Greenham Tasmania is planning to build yards at the port of Stanley in the state’s north-west, so it can ship cattle direct from ... EU court rejects beef price appeal by French unions Europe’s top court rejected on Thursday an appeal by five French farm organisations against fines totalling 11.97 million euros ($17.21 million)... Sausage queen wins food and farming crown Yorkshire sausage producer Debbie Keeble has won an award for her "outstanding contribution to food and farming". Debbie, one half of sausage makin... TB increase puts pressure on dairy beef calf supplies Dairy beef specialists in the Midlands and South of England are struggling to find enough calves to rear and finish - which means the dairy beef secto... Australia destined to remain second largest beef exporter Beef exports from Australia, are forecast for the fiscal year 2008-9 to be 940,000 tons, keeping Australia’s position as the worlds number two l... Beef exports to US decline Brazil has cut down on cooked meats and processed meat, to the United States by 80% in 2008, compared with 2007. In 2007 Brazil exported 25,237 tons o... Latest pneumonia studies confirm value of batch treatment Apparently healthy cattle that are in-contact with pen mates showing signs of pneumonia gain significantly less weight and take longer to finish than ... Aussie Sales to Korea Beef Up Following US Return Just two weeks after a massive stockpile of discounted US beef hit the Korean market Australian beef sales have experienced a remarkable increase in t... Japan halts beef imports from Wisconsin plant Japan has suspended imports from a former Smithfield Beef Group meatpacking plant in Wisconsin after it found meat that could not be verified as comin... Condemned cattle liver disposal dilemma An abattoir has warned that farmers may soon have to share the cost of disposing of condemned cattle livers. The industry already loses £3 million ... Farmers urge consumers to continue buying beef Farmers’ organisations have called on consumers to continue buying beef after the Department of Agriculture and the Food Safety Authority of Ire... No health concerns regarding beef on the market The Department of Agriculture has said there’s no public health concern regarding any Irish beef on the market. No beef products are to be ... Dioxins found in Irish cattle Almost 50 cattle herds across Ireland have been fed contaminated feed which has sparked a scare over pork products. Three cattle herds in the Repu... Cowbridge cattle market looks to second sale Auctioneers operating Cowbridge cattle market are hoping to see a good crowd of farmers today at the market’s second sale since it was re-opened... Cattle co-product values plummet The global economic slowdown and the resulting lackluster export demand have seen a substantial fall in the value of Australian cattle co-products ove... Familiar faces help maintain meat quality Changing the social structure of cattle mobs in the two weeks prior to slaughter may reduce meat quality, a study has found. The Beef Co-operative ... Farmers kick up a stink over plans to tax flatulent cows Farmers in the United States are kicking up a stink over proposals they believe will penalise them for owning belching and flatulent animals. Lives... Best financial performers in beef sector are not heaviest spenders Forward thinking beef farmers have agreed that long term business survival can only be achieved through greater production efficiency coupled with a r... Conference on bluetongue Farmers in Kintyre and the islands will be joining in a videoconference on Tuesday night to discuss the Scottish response to the threat of bluetongue ... Where cattle may safely graze WILDLIFE at an important local nature spot can now flourish thanks to a new partnership project to improve conditions. Fremington Local Nature Rese... Cattle market plans approved PLANS to redevelop the derelict former Cattle Market site in Rugby have been given the go-ahead. Proposals have been submitted to build new homes, ... Northern cattle prices lift sharply after rain Prices at the Roma, Qld, store cattle sale lifted sharply this week after the widespread November rain. Timing of the rain couldn’t have bee... Import plea after Bluetongue case Importers bringing live cattle and sheep into Northern Ireland were urged today to stop after a new strain of the Bluetongue virus spread from the Eur...