Now in its fifteenth year, Great British Beef Week celebrates all the great characteristics of British beef, from its delicious taste to all the excellent work that beef farmers do to produce it.
Organised by Ladies in Beef and AHDB, the week shines a spotlight on a staple of British food, with beef enjoyed by families across Britain all year round.
Launching on St George’s Day (23 April 2025), this year’s campaign is farmer-led, putting the faces behind British beef farmers front and centre of the celebration, demonstrating their commitment to producing naturally delicious British beef.
The week also highlights the vital, wider role that beef farmers play in protecting our natural environment – for example, British farming provides 19,100 hectares of wildflowers for pollinators.
“British beef is a fantastic product, and we should celebrate that fact. We should celebrate the sustainability and the environment we look after.”
NFU Livestock Board chair David Barton
How to get involved
The NFU will be supporting the campaign on social media channels, in Countryside magazine and via its Back British Farming newsletter. Find out how to sign up to our newsletter.
NFU members can get involved too by using #GBBW25 on your social media posts showing why you’re proud to produce British beef. You can download pre-made graphics to share on AHDB’s website.
Future of beef
Coinciding with Great British Beef Week, the NFU has launched ‘Backing British Beef – Our vision for 2035’ – a report that outlines the NFU’s vision for the livestock sector over the next decade. The report discusses how frameworks for sustainability, animal health and welfare and the supply chain can help the industry continue to grow. The report also sets out our asks of the government, showing how it can best protect the stellar reputation of the industry through legislation and international trade.
Proud to produce
NFU Livestock Board chair David Barton said he is delighted to support Great British Beef Week: “British beef is a fantastic product, and we should celebrate that fact. We should celebrate the sustainability and the environment we look after.
“The welfare of our animals is so important, and so we should celebrate all of that and celebrate Great British Beef Week.”
Ladies in Beef, which first began the campaign, is a voluntary organisation of female beef farmers founded by Devon beef producer Jilly Greed and former NFU President Minette Batters.