Cattle
Australia is seen as a safety net for protecting rare livestock breeds – but why do they need saving?
Livestock breeds have been homogenised to meet modern production demands yet farmers warn valuable genetics could be be lost
Mandy McKeesick
05, Aug, 2023 @8:00 PM
Sticky beef: why Australia’s supermarket meat prices remain high despite falling livestock markets | Matt Dalgleish
Saleyard prices for cattle and sheep have dropped to 2018 levels but rising supply chain costs mean retail prices are unlikely to follow
Matt Dalgleish
02, Aug, 2023 @3:00 PM
Australian trial of seaweed cow feed fails to achieve hoped-for methane cuts
Longest trial so far of supplement derived from red seaweed produced 28% less of the greenhouse gas – much lower than previous studies
Graham Readfearn
12, Jul, 2023 @3:00 PM
UK farming causes over a quarter of cities’ particle pollution, study finds
Innovation in agricultural sector is needed if cities are to solve air pollution problems, say scientists
Gary Fuller
24, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
A ringside view of Britain’s livestock markets – a photo essay
Supermarket power and the BSE crisis nearly killed off traditional auctions. But with sales of £2bn, they remain a keystone of farming life. We joined the traders at Ross and Hereford
Bella Bathurst
16, Mar, 2023 @8:00 AM
Global craze for collagen linked to Brazilian deforestation
Investigation finds cases of the wellness product, hailed for its anti-ageing benefits, being derived from cattle raised on farms damaging tropical forest
Elisângela Mendonça, Andrew Wasley and Fábio Zuker
06, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM
The Guardian view on Dutch farmer protests: a European test case | Editorial
Editorial: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock is vital. But the politics is fraught
Editorial
05, Mar, 2023 @6:25 PM
War, drought, staff shortages: why the price of milk has soared in the UK
Wholesale milk price hit all-time record in December, after months of farmers absorbing higher costs
Joanna Partridge and Richard Partington
20, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM
Cattle, not coca, drive deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – report
Past governments blamed the growing of coca – the base component of cocaine – for clearcutting, but a recent study shows otherwise
Luke Taylor in Bogotá
19, Feb, 2023 @10:30 AM
Australian beef exports slumped to 19-year low in 2022 after wild weather and labour shortages
Meat and Livestock Australia say farmers were holding on to cattle to rebuild herds after successive natural disasters
Khaled Al Khawaldeh
12, Jan, 2023 @2:40 AM
Country diary: The farm rolls on, regardless of day or year | Sarah Laughton
Long Dean, Cotswolds: Before dawn I’m out feeding the cattle, deep in the seasonal routine
Sarah Laughton
31, Dec, 2022 @5:30 AM
Mystery cattle deaths in Colorado stump investigators
Officials ‘scratching our heads’ over deaths of 40 bovines since October that lack telltale signs of wolf attacks
Adam Gabbatt
01, Dec, 2022 @5:13 PM
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