Beef & Lamb

11 February 2019

Motivating teams to develop performance

18 March 2021

In order to better-understand the implications of Brexit for the Lake District, the Lake District National Park authority requested that the AHDB use the model developed by Informa Agribusiness Consulting to investigate the impact of the three Brexit scenarios on the income of grazing farms in the Lake District National Park. The AHDB commissioned Informa Agribusiness Consulting to carry out this work.

17 August 2023

Do you know how your animals are performing and your costs of production? Collecting records and then analysing them is the best way to understand how your business is performing.

12 March 2019

This manual provides a concise reference guide to five infectious diseases of sheep that members of the sheep industry have identified as important: Border disease (BD), caseous lymphadenitis (CLA), Maedi Visna (MV), ovine paratuberculosis or ovine Johne’s disease (OJD) and ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA). However, awareness of these diseases is low, with a recent survey suggesting fewer than 5% of farmers screen for them routinely.

21 January 2019

With only 23 per cent of sires currently registered on passports, AHDB Beef & Lamb is urging farmers to start recording to improve profitability and boost competitiveness.

13 September 2019

24 January 2019

Find out about indicators that could help you test the health of your soil

16 January 2019

What can be learnt from New Zealand’s experience of subsidy-free farming

16 January 2019

In our latest blog, we discuss what can we learn from New Zealand's experience of subsidy-free farming

19 March 2024

Nutrient management can often be forgotten on beef and sheep farms, yet there is considerable scope to reduce costs and improve output through the use of home-produced and bought-in nutrients. All crops need a good nutrient supply from the soil to grow and thrive. This updated manual looks at how feeding grass and forage crops properly with manufactured fertilisers or slurries and manures can boost growth.

19 February 2020

UK exporters are set to benefit from a multimillion pound boost as Japan today opened its market to imports of UK lamb and beef.

26 June 2024

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