Content related to the sectors: beef-lamb

3 November 2023

Silage – why it is important to analyse

Understanding the grass quality will enable you to plan for silage fermentation and help you plan your grass and forage throughout the season

2 June 2023

Top marks for AHDB Education as programme brings food and farming to schoolchildren

UK schoolchildren are more aware of where their food comes from and how it is produced thanks to the successful education programme Food - a fact of life (FFL).

7 June 2023

Meat-free products have potential to cause confusion with shoppers

Most shoppers feel meat-free products should be displayed separately to meat products to avoid confusion.

30 May 2023

Abattoir data helps farmers select top breeding stock

The evolution of abattoir derived breeding values is a major step forward

30 May 2023

Creating and managing a dairy beef enterprise into an integrated arable and sheep business

Do you want to understand more about integrating livestock in the arable rotation? This webinar will introduce the new venture of creating and managing a dairy beef enterprise and considers how it can be integrated with an existing arable and sheep enterprise. This is done through the use of herbal leys grown within a Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier Agreement.

30 May 2023

Understanding Defra’s UK total income from farming numbers: Grain market daily

On 25 May, Defra released the 2022 total income from farming in the UK (TIFF) numbers, as well as the total factor productivity of the agricultural industry. The release stated the UK TIFF in 2022 was pegged at £7.9 billion. This is an increase of 16.6% (£1.1 billion) from 2021 mainly due to higher commodity prices boosting output.

30 May 2023

Herbal leys and their place in a resilient dairy system

How milk yield is impacted by grazing herbal leys

2 January 2024

Shoppers against meat and meat-free products being displayed together in store

60% of shoppers agreed meat-free products should be displayed in a different place to meat products.

2 January 2024

Meat packaging better liked by shoppers than meat-free

Shoppers are fond of meat packaging with 70% likeability on average across the three meat packs tested.

24 May 2023

Japanese buyers visit the UK to explore opportunities for red meat

Five Japanese importers visited the UK this week to learn more about sustainable beef, lamb and pork production

8 August 2023

Ram selection to maximise lamb growth rates from forage

Join us at one of our RamCompare trial farms to hear how this new genetic information can be used to find the most profitable sires

13 June 2023

Devon: Healthy soil, healthy livestock, healthy business

Come along to this on-farm meeting to learn how you can make changes to have a healthy sustainable farm business for the future