Beef & Lamb
13 July 2021
New Zealand volumes of sheep meat to the EU plus UK were marginally up during the first two months of 2020 at just shy of 25,000 tonnes. New Zealand’s usage of its EU quota (which for now includes the UK) during the first three months of the year was steady on-the-year.
14 July 2021
Over the past four months deadweight cattle prices across Europe have largely been on the rise. However, in the most recent weeks prices have stabilised in euro terms.
15 April 2020
Silage slippage decreases the nutritional and hygienic value of silage and causes significant wastage but each and every year the issue is seen on farms. Join us for a webinar with Dave Davies looking at clamp silage
16 April 2020
Join AHDB Beef and Lamb and Dr Liz Genever, Independent beef and sheep consultant, for a webinar on getting the most out of your permanent pasture.
14 July 2021
Average deadweight prime prices rose in the latest week, while cow prices fell.
14 July 2021
Brazilian beef exports have slowed this year, as it's main export regions tackle the coronavirus
11 May 2022
Challenge Sheep is a project funded by AHDB Beef & Lamb which aims to develop best practice for managing replacement ewes and understand the impact of the rearing phase on a ewe’s lifetime performance.
27 March 2020
The cost of a lost grazing day to businesses is an important calculation, even for experienced grazing managers.
27 March 2020
Waterlogged swards need a kick-start this season. Grazing managers who rely on their usual fertiliser rates could see disappointing growth rates. Paddocks that were flooded, or severely waterlogged, over winter need rejuvenation, followed by higher nitrogen and sulphur applications.
14 July 2021
The UK total cattle and calf population was down 1.6% year on year on 1 December 2019
13 July 2021
The past week has been firmly spilt in two for the GB lamb market. The weekly GB liveweight OSL SQQ fell almost 30p in the week ended 25 March, to 220.76p/kg.
14 July 2021
As a net exporter of beef, the Irish beef sector is sensitive to the overall level of demand, regardless of whether it is consumed in the home or out of it.