UK Sires Blog

2025 Christmas deliveries

by Simon Gee

21st November 2025

Final dispatch dates for pre-Christmas delivery

Lip smacking Juicy in California

by Simon Gee

27th February 2019

Sire Co-Op Aardema JUICY sires the sale topper at the recent Convention Sale in California

Researchers conclude livestock have no detectable effect on climate

12th February 2019

Good news — researchers have debunked the cattle and climate change myth!

Staff and biosecurity

12th February 2019

A critical component of farm biosecurity is ensuring staff are well trained and that you have the ability to trace where all farm inputs came from and where they went.

Hereford sirloin steaks top national taste test

11th February 2019

In a recent Good House Keeping comparison of 16 sirloin steaks conducted ahead of Valentine’s day, Co-op’s 28-day matured British Hereford beef sirloin steak came out on top.

Cows belch methane. Now researchers are trying to breed them to burp less

by Haydn Watters, CBC

8th February 2019

Cows emit methane. It’s long been debated which end it comes out and Christine Baes doesn’t think it’s the farts.

Februdairy campaign highlights benefits of milk

5th February 2019

Farmers are using the whole of February to celebrate all things dairy and the work that goes behind the humble glass of milk.

Winter Weather & Semen Handling: Think Outside the Tank

by Brenda Brady

31st January 2019

When the weather is warm you pay close attention to semen handling, but are you careful during the colder winter months as well? It seems semen handling procedures often become a bit more relaxed in cold weather.

AHDB calls farmers to shout about the sire

21st January 2019

With only 23 per cent of sires currently registered on passports, AHDB Beef & Lamb is urging farmers to start recording to improve profitability and boost competitiveness.