Beef
Agribusiness News December 2024 – Inputs: Calving Intervals
Herd Fertility Suckler cows are the key input in every suckler cow enterprise so managing and improving the fertility of your suckler herd is one of the keyways to improve cow efficiency and herd profitability. Achieving optimum performance from suckler herds is crucial. The aim for suckler herds is for each cow to rear (at…
Agribusiness News December 2024 – Beef
Record Beef Prices With under four weeks to go until Christmas Day, processors are battling to secure beef to meet demands for Christmas retailer orders. As a result, beef cattle prices in Scotland are continuing at record levels, with the demand for beef ahead of the festive period continuing to outstrip supply, contributing to price…
Body Condition Scoring Suckler Cows
What are the benefits of body condition scoring? Ensuring that cows are at the right body condition means: Efficient use of feed and supplemental feed is not given to cows that don’t need it. Reduced risk of calving difficulties associated with very lean or over-weight cows. Better calf vigour at birth and improved growth until weaning. Improved fertility, making it easier to get the cow pregnant again. How to body condition score Cows can sometimes look fatter or leaner than they really are. Using your hands rather than your eye to condition score is the best way to…
Agribusiness News November 2024 – Beef
Demand holds finished cattle above £5/kg Finished beef prices have surged to unprecedented levels throughout October – more than 20% higher than the 5-year average – driven by demand and as predicted, reduced supplies of finished cattle are now having a real impact on deadweight prices. Beef trade continues to be strong, with little sign…
Nutritional Management and Metabolic Profiling of Suckler Cows
There are many factors involved in achieving this goal, and nutrition plays a key role but can often be over-looked. This guide will cover how to successfully plan nutrition at key stages for the suckler herd, and tools to assess and monitor the nutritional status of the herd, to achieve cows successfully rearing a calf…
Agribusiness News October 2024 – Beef
Record High Scottish Prime Cattle Prices Finished beef prices in Scotland throughout September have increased steadily, driven by a seasonal dip in supply and strong demand from both domestic and international markets. For several months now, reports have pointed towards prime cattle values rising amidst tightening cattle supplies, with this now coming to fruition with…
The Farm Management Handbook
The Farm Management Handbook Your guide to Scottish agriculture The Farm Management Handbook is an essential tool for any progressive farm business, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date source of information for farmers, crofters, rural professionals, students and consultants. Subject matter covered includes: Crop Inputs Arable Potatoes Grassland Forage Crops Livestock Dairying Beef Cattle Sheep Red…
Carbon Audits for Beef Enterprises – The Difference Accurate Data Makes
One of the core features of Agrecalc is its ability to benchmark your farming enterprise against other similar enterprises. But to get the benefit from the tool’s substantial dataset you need to provide the software with accurate data. Furthermore, without accurate data in the first instance when you set up the software, it becomes harder…
Are Methane Inhibitors a Silver Bullet for the Sustainability of Beef and Dairy?
This article is part of the Climate Change & Carbon Research Briefings series. More articles in the series can be found below: Understanding Natural Capital Markets Collecting On-Farm Biodiversity Data with Bioacoustics Faba Beans for Alternative Protein and Reducing Monogastric Carbon Footprint Applicability of Slurry Separation and Acidification on Farms in Scotland Advancing Agricultural Practices,…
Agribusiness News July 2024 – Beef
Marginal lift in finished price Sluggish retail demand and higher than expected throughputs in April and May coupled with the availability of young bulls has done nothing to install confidence in finishers over the past six weeks as finished beef prices have fallen and remained low. For week ending 22nd June prices for Scottish steers…