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13 October 2022
Following three years of research, three new maternal estimated breeding values (EBVs) have been added to the National Beef Evaluations (NBE) database by AHDB.
13 January 2023
Soil health has been broken down into measurable parts to help farmers optimise crop and grassland productivity.
18 April 2023
In the European Commission’s short-term Spring outlook, EU beef and sheep meat production are forecast to see year-on-year (YOY) declines in 2023, at 1.6% and 1.2% respectively, driven by lower slaughter.
25 April 2023
With key lamb producing regions seeing flock declines, EU production is forecast to decline by 1.2% year-on-year (YOY) in 2023, potentially supporting prices on the continent.
11 October 2022
This manual provides new guidelines for ultrasound scanning of sheep for muscle and fat depth. Ultrasound scanning provides measures for body composition in sheep breeding programmes, designed to enhance carcase yield and conformation, while optimising fatness.
11 October 2022
In the 25 years since the introduction of across-flock evaluations, more than 3 million terminal sire sheep records have been analysed by Signet Breeding Services. This analysis has been carried out by using a dataset of over 650,000 ultrasound scans for muscle and fat depth, and over 10,000 images from computed tomography (CT). The UK breeds sheep with world-leading terminal sire genetics and has some of the best tools for measuring and analysing sheep in the world.
23 November 2022
Running a farming business isn’t just about the present, it’s about planning for the future.
16 November 2022
Even with a fully functioning team, you still need to keep supporting your employees to learn and developing new skills.
9 November 2022
There’s lots to think about when you’re managing people. How can you communicate and delegate effectively, how can you track performance and what about inspiring, motivating and rewarding your people?
2 November 2022
Onboarding is more than a box ticking exercise. Beyond meeting the legalities of training, compliance and accreditation, onboarding can also help win hearts and minds, carve a strong direction of travel and create one, cohesive team.
26 October 2022
Recruiting people can be time consuming at best. Frustrating and exasperating at worst. Working out what and who you are looking for, writing job adverts, knowing what questions to ask, being a good interviewer and choosing who to take on.
10 October 2022
SIAL Paris returns on Saturday, following two years of lockdowns and international travel restrictions, bringing over 310,000 visitors from more than 200 countries together under the one roof.