Content related to the topic: beef-lamb

3 July 2025

Optimising suckler herd fertility

Optimising fertility is critical to the success of any suckler herd. Nutrition, health and genetics all play a part. This manual will help farmers to understand more about optimising the suckler herd.

3 December 2019

December, fodder for thought

December is the time to measure fodder stocks and analyse forages to make a winter budget to calculate how much and what alternatives are needed.

18 November 2019

Beef: a market out of balance

Market analyst Rebecca Oborne discusses the declining cattle prices including the whys and if there could be light at the end of the tunnel. Keep up-to date on the developing beef price situation here: https://ahdb.org.uk/gb-cattle-prices

12 February 2026

Breeding from ewe lambs - finances

We compare two systems; the cost of lambing ewes lambs against running them dry.

11 March 2025

Lambing ewe lambs

Top tips for managing ewe lambs at lambing time, including, lactation, nutrition, when to wean and assisting with problems.

12 February 2026

Managing ewe lambs during pregnancy

Good nutrition after tupping is crucial for ewe lambs to meet their target daily liveweight gain.

11 March 2025

Managing ewe lambs at mating

Top tips for tupping ewe lambs to increase the chances of them getting in lamb.

12 February 2026

Choosing a ram to breed with ewe lambs

Advice on choosing a ram to breed with your ewe lambs.

4 September 2025

Selecting ewe lambs for breeding

When choosing ewe lambs to put to the tup, consider weight, age and management of bought-in sheep.

30 January 2024

Poor beef price may be influencing insemination decisions

The use of dairy sexed semen has doubled in the last five years, according to our recent survey, with the last two years showing a marked increase

15 December 2025

Auction market price reporting

Overview of the weekly prime and cull auction market sales by region

23 June 2026

Supermarket red meat prices

Weekly average prices of key beef, lamb and pork cuts from a number of supermarket websites