Million hits the million milestone
At almost 10 years old, England-Ammon MILLION-ET (EX-92-GM) has lived up to his name by becoming the youngest bull from Select Sires to reach the much-fabled million-unit milestone. Million is the seventh Select Sires bull to reach the monumental mark, following in the footsteps of Robthom MOSCOW-ET (EX-94-GM), O-Bee MANfred Justice-ET (EX-94-GM), Fustead Emory BLITZ-ET […]
NBA urges all purchasers to look more closely at the bull he is going to purchase
Bill Harper of the NBA TB Committee says “a balanced approach to bull purchasing is required when more counties have been included in annual testing areas as the new county system replaces parish definitions”. Purchasers and vendors should be prepared to have an open discussion regarding the sellers farms TB situation, the key questions that […]
Electronic cattle reporting hits record high
Cattle keepers have always been on the vanguard of using RPA’s electronic services and the trend to choose these methods over traditional paper-based reporting is continuing. Farmers also favoured RPA’s British Cattle Movement Service’s online system – CTS Online – and the CTS self-service phone line, to report cattle births and deaths. There are also […]
Holstein UK registration numbers rise
This maintains a trend started in 2008 which has seen registrations rise by just under 10% in five years. Holstein UK has worked together with its 6885 members to achieve this impressive result. Simon Gee, Marketing & Membership Executive, said: “As genuine business people, UK milk producers continue to recognise the value of registering their […]
A sustainable solution for the livestock sector
LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), one of the leading organisations promoting sustainable food and farming, will be at this year’s Livestock 2012 on 4 and 5 September. LEAF will be talking to farmers about how to maximise productivity, minimise environmental impact and gain commercial benefits through Integrated Farm Management (IFM), the LEAF Marque and its […]
Livestock market set to move as agricultural centre gets go-ahead
The approved development will provide a new livestock market building, offices and agricultural merchant retail units. Compared to the existing livestock market, which has been operating from its current location since 1871, the new centre will provide improved facilities for farmers and visitors as well as a more modern environment providing better animal welfare. Subject […]
