Beef cattle

1. Technical information

Soil Association Techical Information - FREE

• Guide - Organic beef production
• Factsheet - Organic withdrawal periods
• Factsheet - Restricted antibotics
• Factsheet - Faecal egg count
• List - Feed & Mineral suppliers
• Map - Abattoirs & Butchers 

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• Guide - Managing internal parasites in organic cattle & sheep
• Guide - Finishing beef
• Guide - Organic veal production
• Guide - Grassland management

Links to external information

• Country information, market data, news and events
  • England - EBLEX
  • Wales - HCC
  • Scotland - QMS
  • N.Ireland - LMC
• Cattle Health - Organic Vet database
• Weed Control information - Garden Organic
• Latest organic research - Organic Research Centre
• National Beef Association

Recommended reading from SA bookshop

• Organic Farm Management Handbook
• Improved Grassland Mangement
• Cow Signals: A practical guide for fertility management
• The Herdsman's Introduction to Homeopathy

2. Market information

Market Prices

• Soil Association data

Marketing Cooperatives

• Caledonian Organics
• Graig Producers
• Organic Livestock Marketing Cooperative