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Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC)’s multi-media campaign to promote PGI Welsh Beef has seen an increase in awareness and propensity to purchase for the brand. The ‘Welsh Beef: Naturally Local’ campaign featured real Welsh Beef farmer stories across a range of marketing channels including: television, radio, printed advertising, outdoor advertising, social media … Continued

Farming has faced a challenging winter and continued wet weather has presented many challenges for the industry, some of which are expected to have an impact on the coming winter and autumn including the harvest. In order to help the industry prepare for the challenges ahead, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is … Continued

Primary and secondary school teachers are being encouraged to sign up for a new newsletter focused on red meat, cooking skills and nutrition and are in with a chance to win a bespoke red meat workshop delivered in school by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) The Kitchen Classroom – Gwersi o’r Gegin is … Continued

The GrassCheck GB project celebrates its fifth year dedicated to enhancing grassland productivity in England, Wales, and Scotland. The project is a collaborative effort between levy bodies the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC), and Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), industry organisations, UK Agri-Tech Centre and researchers at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) … Continued

A sheep farmer from Ceredigion has highlighted the important role livestock plays in managing the environment but stressed that the industry must also adjust its practises in a responsible way to meet the needs of our ever-changing world. Anwen Hughes farms 80 acres at Bryngido farm, just outside of Aberaeron in Ceredigion, in partnership with … Continued

The latest figures for lambs processed to date were marginally higher than expected, recent processing figures from Defra have revealed, which has been welcomed by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC). However, the red meat promotion body has raised concerns about the overall declining lamb crop figures. Whilst the 2023-24 lamb crop was … Continued

The agricultural industry has faced some tough challenges this year already, which has taken a toll on mental health and wellbeing across the country. Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) together with the DPJ Foundation are therefore encouraging people to get together this BBQ week (3 – 9 June) get their grill on … Continued

Early year beef export figures are up- and there could be more to come as latest statistics indicate an internal decline in EU red meat production. During quarter one, Britain exported 27,150 tonnes of beef, up 3.7 per cent on year earlier figures, with the value of exports up 0.7 per cent. 85 per cent … Continued