Content related to the topic: livestock

20 March 2023

How to performance record your herd with Signet

Through the analysis of pedigree and performance records, Signet’s Beefbreeder service provides a range of Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) and breeding indexes that enable beef producers to identify genetically superior cattle. Signet’s breeding values give buyers the confidence to invest in the best, and whether you sell from home, auction or online, clearly, it pays to record. Join Signet today and start unlocking the potential of your herd.

13 March 2024

Managing sheep in cold weather

Advice on how best to help your sheep survive the cold weather.

1 March 2023

Increased government funding to boost farming productivity

More than £168m in grants will be available to farmers this year to drive innovation, support food production, improve animal health and welfare and protect the environment.

28 February 2023

Respected farmer and policy expert to work with AHDB

Respected farmer, researcher and policy expert Professor John Gilliland will work with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) as a consultant for the next nine months, with a particular focus on helping to develop and implement a new environmental strategy.

13 February 2023

Nominations open for RamCompare ahead of new development

Calling all pedigree terminal sire breeders! Nominations are now open to join RamCompare for the 2023 breeding season.

2 January 2024

Reputation factors outweigh cost as a reason for reduction of dairy

Whilst cost is a growing factor in driving consumers to look at their dairy consumption, reputational factors such as health and animal welfare are much more influential.

3 February 2023

Keeping up with our counterparts in Canada

Canadian suckler cow producer, Arron Nerbas, visits three English suckler farms to deliver three events discussing what it takes to produce a profitable suckler cow

19 January 2023

Dairy calf weaning top tips

Our tops tips for successful dairy calf weaning

9 January 2023

Sustainable suckler cow production - a Canadian perspective

Arron Nerbas, of Nerbas Bros. Aberdeen Angus in Canada will join AHDB and the Aberdeen Angus Society for three on-farm events to discuss what makes a suckler system profitable

5 January 2023

Understanding the halal market

The halal sector presents many opportunities for farmers and processors to diversify their livestock production to cater for the growing demand for halal beef and lamb in the UK.

6 March 2025

What works without zinc?

Ahead of the upcoming ban on zinc supplementation in pigs, we have completed research in conjunction with SAC Commercial Ltd. and the Pig Veterinary Society to review the options available to farmers.

6 January 2023

Creating a profitable suckler cow - nothing fancy, just functional

Being clear about what you’re trying to achieve on your farm and using your system to select the cows that fit, is how Nerbas Bros. Aberdeen Angus, Canada, have developed a profitable suckler cow that works for them.