Lamb
28 February 2025
Forward planning is critical for Chris and Sarah Berry from Exeter who are aiming to increase output and reduce costs. After recently taking on full-time management of Higher Thornton Farm in Devon, Chris is aiming to improve their resilience to dry weather through diverse swards and grazing management
13 July 2021
In the week ended 30 May, the GB deadweight NSL SQQ dropped almost 19p, to 526.7p/kg. Estimated kill has continued on the same trend as it has for most of 2020.
13 July 2021
Red meat demand appears to have bounced back and is now overall slightly up year-on-year. Beef and pork have both recorded growth, while lamb is steady.
3 June 2020
The UK halal food sector is one that is of growing importance to the national economy. Spend in the UK halal food and beverage industry in 2016 reached an estimated £4.64 billion, or 8% of the UK’s total food and drink spend.
2 June 2020
GrasscheckGB farmer gives us an update on the continued dry weather situation on-farm
14 August 2025
Join Leah Shanks, AHDB Beef & Lamb knowledge exchange manager as she chats to colleagues and farmers about how the drought could affect farming this season.
1 June 2020
Nigel Miller has been appointed as Chair of the newly-formed Ruminant Health and Welfare Group (RHWG) with effect from 1 June 2020 for a two-year term.
29 May 2020
We have gone from the wettest February to the driest April and May, and it doesn’t look as though there is rain coming anytime soon.
29 May 2020
Red meat analyst Rebecca Wright gives an update on the latest trends for the UK lamb market, including what is happening to demand.
14 July 2021
English abattoir capacity and utilisation
16 February 2023
calculator designed to provide an estimation of antimicrobial usage on sheep farms
13 July 2021
In the latest week, finished liveweight lamb prices continued to slip, while deadweight rose.
