Content related to the sectors: beef-lamb

30 April 2026

Harvesting maize for silage

See our advice on how to assess the dry matter of maize, when to use an additive, and best practice for the maize silage clamp.

30 April 2026

Costs of growing maize for silage

See how the cost of maize silage, and maize grown under film, compares to grazed grass and grass silage.

21 June 2024

Carbon trading vs offsetting

The difference between carbon trading and carbon offsetting

7 October 2026

Greenhouse gas emissions: agriculture

There are lots of facts and figures relating to the carbon footprint of food and farming. AHDB data analysts breakdown what they mean and why they are different.

21 February 2022

Foodservice data

Latest foodservice data for beef, lamb and pork

9 October 2026

GB beef foodservice purchases

Data on beef volume sales in foodservice

8 October 2026

GB lamb foodservice purchases

Data on lamb volume sales in foodservice

2 August 2021

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for agriculture and horticulture businesses

Find out what Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is and how can it be used to improve your business.

28 October 2024

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – making use of production data

Which KPIs support an effective business and how can they be used to increase productivity?

18 January 2022

Lifetime growth pattern and beef eating quality

This project was established to examine the validity of the age threshold of slaughter for quality beef production from beef cattle

22 July 2021

An assessment of the impact of Farming Rules for Water

The Farming Rules for Water (FRfW) were introduced in April 2018 to fulfil obligations on diffuse pollution under the Water Framework Directive, particularly in regard to reducing phosphorus (P) losses to water from agriculture.

30 April 2024

Pilot project to verify serum IgA for breeding for worm resistance

AHDB is investigating the value of a blood test in assessing the genetic merit of animals for worm resistance.