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Word ‘milk’ banned for use in branding of plant-based products

Word ‘milk’ banned for use in branding of plant-based products

Producers using the term ‘milk’ to market purely plant-based products have been forced to rebrand.
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07 Jan 2020
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Dark Diamond Suffolks sell to 13,000gns

Dark Diamond Suffolks sell to 13,000gns

10 Dec 201913:01
THE Dark Diamonds sale of pedigree Suffolk females at Carlisle topped at 13,000gns for a shearling gimmer from Jack and Alfie Moses’s Blackstown flock, Crumlin, Co Antrim.
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Liver fluke risk high in northern regions of UK despite cold snap

Liver fluke risk high in northern regions of UK despite cold snap

09 Dec 201914:30
A high liver fluke risk is predicted in Scotland, North West England and North Wales, with a moderate risk in Northern Ireland and low risk elsewhere.
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Welsh Government reappoints Kevin Roberts as Hybu Cig Cymru chair

Welsh Government reappoints Kevin Roberts as Hybu Cig Cymru chair

05 Dec 201906:05
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has reappointed Kevin Roberts as Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) chair, extending his term by 12 months.
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Oriana claims supreme title at East of England

Oriana claims supreme title at East of England

04 Dec 201913:38
One of the last winter fairs of the year, the Winter Stock Festival was held at Peterborough. Angela Calvert reports.
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Sheep special: Research results reveal reasons behind ‘Texel throat’

Sheep special: Research results reveal reasons behind ‘Texel throat’

30 Nov 201912:00
Laryngeal chrondritis is an obstructive disease of the upper respiratory tract in sheep caused by abscesses on the larynx which, along with swelling and inflammation of the throat, restrict the windpipe.
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Crewelands Suffolks sells to 9,800gns at Carlisle

Crewelands Suffolks sells to 9,800gns at Carlisle

27 Nov 201914:36
THE Crewelands flock from Stephen Sufferin, Co Londonderry led the trade at 9,800gns at the 3-Nations sale of pedigree Suffolk sheep at Carlisle.
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Rizzo claims Welsh Winter Fair top honours

Rizzo claims Welsh Winter Fair top honours

27 Nov 201913:29
Crowds gathered on what was Royal Welsh Winter Fairs 30th anniversary to see the Limousin sired heifer champion, Rizzo, take the overall championship in the cattle judging.
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Sheep special: How to meet the needs of mid-pregancy ewes

Sheep special: How to meet the needs of mid-pregancy ewes

27 Nov 201905:00
Ewe feeding in mid-pregnancy is often seen as less important than feeding immediately pre-and post-lambing, however, feeding in months two and three of pregnancy can have a huge bearing on lamb numbers and vitality.
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Sheep special: Breeders aim to create the world’s best sheep industry

Sheep special: Breeders aim to create the world’s best sheep industry

27 Nov 201905:00
Given current conditions, breeding sheep which are more resilient to weather volatility was a topical source of discussion at the SBRT.
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Steers take the spotlight

Steers take the spotlight

26 Nov 201912:03
The boys swept the board when the steer champion and reserve took the overall beef honours at this year’s LiveScot held in Lanark. Hannah Noble reports.
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Police appeal for witnesses after livestock marked with ‘occult symbols’

Police appeal for witnesses after livestock marked with ‘occult symbols’

25 Nov 201914:26
Hampshire Police said the events took place over five days, sometime between November 16 and 20, and that it was investigating if the ‘unusual incidents’ were linked.
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Food Strategy chief wants fundamental change of the UK’s food system

Food Strategy chief wants fundamental change of the UK’s food system

22 Nov 201915:25
Food Strategy chief Henry Dimbleby has said he wants to carry out a fundamental change of the UK’s food system which will stand the test of time.
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‘Morally indefensible’ for farmers to bear burden of sustainability alone

‘Morally indefensible’ for farmers to bear burden of sustainability alone

21 Nov 201910:40
Retailers which market sustainable products without sharing any of the financial benefit with farmers are engaging in morally indefensible behaviour.
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Tesco chief executive pledged to ‘play part’ in cutting meat consumption

Tesco chief executive pledged to ‘play part’ in cutting meat consumption

21 Nov 201908:55
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis has pledged the supermarket will ‘play its part’ in cutting the meat consumption of UK shoppers.
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Livestock industry would be ‘casualty’ of Labour’s 2030 net zero target

Livestock industry would be ‘casualty’ of Labour’s 2030 net zero target

13 Nov 201911:20
The UK’s livestock industry would be a ‘casualty’ of Labour’s plan to introduce a net zero emissions target by 2030, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister Andrew RT Davies has said.
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Anger at decision to appoint part-time GCA as calls to extend remit grow louder

Anger at decision to appoint part-time GCA as calls to extend remit grow louder

13 Nov 201909:00
Farm groups have expressed their anger at a Government decision to appoint a new Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) in a part-time capacity.
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University criticised for flight policy after ditching meat to ‘cut carbon emissions’

University criticised for flight policy after ditching meat to ‘cut carbon emissions’

12 Nov 201915:23
The University of Cambridge has been blasted for its 17,545 flights since 2016, about the same time it decided to ban beef and lamb to ‘dramatically reduce food-related carbon emissions’.
Beeffarm lifelivestocksheep
EU carbon tax could lock UK farmers out of European market

EU carbon tax could lock UK farmers out of European market

12 Nov 201909:00
UK farmers could be locked out of the European market if the EU introduces a carbon tax to prevent high emission imports, a trade expert has warned.
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Red meat ‘most perfect food’ for humans, closely followed by milk

Red meat ‘most perfect food’ for humans, closely followed by milk

11 Nov 201911:19
Red meat is the ‘most perfect food’ for humans, closely followed by milk, according to a leading nutrition expert.
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Fall of 92 per cent in use of highest priority antibiotics in the UK

Fall of 92 per cent in use of highest priority antibiotics in the UK

06 Nov 201906:00
Changes made to the Red Tractor assurance scheme standards for cattle and sheep last summer are driving further significant reductions in use of highest-priority critically important antibiotics (HP-CIAs) across the UK.
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