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Busy 2025 sees Buitelaar Group grow UK footprint

The Buitelaar Group purchased a 50% share in Sheffield-based meat processors Woolley Brothers.

DEALER 7 January 2026

Busy 2025 sees Buitelaar Group grow UK footprint

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UK shoppers spending more on beef but getting less

UK shoppers spending more on beef but getting less

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Bluetongue is outside control zone, says DAERA

Bluetongue is outside control zone, says DAERA

Bluetongue is outside control zone, says DAERA

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Boost for NI sheep as export ban lifted

Boost for NI sheep as export ban lifted

Boost for NI sheep as export ban lifted

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Beef Trends: farmer resistance to factory price cuts

Beef Trends: farmer resistance to factory price cuts

Factories look to sharply reduce prices, but are meeting strong farmer resistance.

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Bluetongue cases continue to climb in Britain

Bluetongue cases continue to climb in Britain

England has been hardest hit by bluetongue virus, with Wales also affected.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 November 2025

Electricity generation tussles between gas and wind in October

Electricity generation tussles between gas and wind in October

While October was the third-best month on record for wind, providing 36% of the country’s electricity, gas still dominated at 39%.

RENEWABLES 5 November 2025

Inheritance tax change is ‘necessary’, MPs told

Inheritance tax change is ‘necessary’, MPs told

As Environment Secretary, Emma Reynolds has responsibility for farming, but before being appointed to the role, she was a minister in the Treasury.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 November 2025

Slide in UK milk price to continue into New Year

Slide in UK milk price to continue into New Year

Nick Holt-Martyn, principal consultant with The Dairy Group, said the vast majority of dairy farmers in Britain were already operating well below break-even – which he put at 45-47p/l (51-53.5c/l).

NEWS 5 November 2025

Milk prices continue to drop in Britain

Milk prices continue to drop in Britain

Processors in Britain are currently announcing prices for milk produced in December.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 November 2025

Half of British farmers considering getting out, survey finds

Half of British farmers considering getting out, survey finds

Economic uncertainty, shifting policies and climate change are among the reasons behind British farmers's poor sentiment at the moment.

NEWS 5 November 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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