During prolonged periods of hot weather, it is important to be aware of heat stress in livestock and the effect it can have. Here are some useful resources to help you spot the signs of heat stress in ...

Calculate how much it will cost to vaccinate your livestock against bluetongue virus and how much it could save you using our interactive calculators. Bluetongue is a notifiable animal disease. If you ...

The UK Dairy Carbon Network is an innovative project bringing together dairy farms and supply chain partners from across the UK to explore and implement practical solutions aimed at reducing ...

Deadweight cattle prices eased across all categories and regions in the week ending 14 June. The overall steer price fell by 11p/kg to sit at 642p/kg, whilst heifers were down 9p/kg to 641p/kg.

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 ...

In the fourth quarter of 2024, calf registrations to dairy dams in GB totalled 314,000 head according to the latest BCMS data. This is a decline of 46,000 (12.7%) head compared to the same period in ...

Almost a fifth of milking heifers fail to reach their second lactation; the point at which they would recoup their rearing costs. A recent study with Reading University found that 17% of milking ...

Sign up to receive the Weekly Market Report and Grain Market Daily from AHDB. Earlier today, Defra released the final estimates for 2024 UK cereal and oilseed ...

Ergot (Claviceps purpurea) is a fungal pathogen that infects major UK cereals: wheat, barley, rye, triticale and, occasionally, oats. Although it does not particularly affect yield, it produces ...

China is an important buyer on the world dairy markets, with a strong influence on global demand that plays into price dynamics. Imports of dairy products to China continued to decline in 2023, driven ...

The total number of GB calf registrations in the first half of 2023 stood at 1.53 million head, a 2.1% reduction compared to the same period the previous year. You can subscribe to receive Beef and ...

New SFI applicants will only be able to put a maximum of 25% of the total agricultural area of their farm in a combination of one or more of these 10 actions. We will incorporate this information and ...