AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoLivestock Markets: Tight prime cattle supplies helped push UK beef prices higher, with AHDB reporting the GB deadweight all-prime cattle price up 8p week-on-week to 628p/kg as processors competed for finished stock ahead of Christmas demand. Farm Succession & Careers: A young farmers placement is opening doors into poultry, showing how work across breeding, hatcheries and production can broaden career paths beyond traditional livestock roles. Dairy Transition Planning: Dairy farmers are being urged to plan for autumn calving to protect feed intake and rumen health during the transition period, reducing risks like milk fever and ketosis. Animal Health (Northern Ireland): The UFU says bTB eradication must tackle wildlife transmission, arguing farmers have complied with cattle controls but progress is still not fast enough. Rural Communities & Land Use: A couple has become new full-time farmers on off-grid Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island), taking over sheep and cattle conservation grazing and doubling the island’s year-round population. Weather & Food Costs: Rising energy costs and El Niño-linked uncertainty are raising concerns about knock-on pressure on food prices and UK weather impacts.
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