Content related to the topic: beef-lamb

17 August 2026

Growing and feeding lucerne

Is lucerne suitable for your farm? This series helps you decide, exploring costs of establishment and choosing suitable sites to grow it.

22 January 2020

Effects of wet weather on this year's lamb crop

Reducing the impact of the wet weather on this year’s lamb crop

30 July 2021

Farm Inputs Overview

The Farm Input Overview publication gives an insight into recent trends in the farm inputs and feed, together with an outlook for animal feed ingredients. Last updated July 2021.

3 September 2026

Advice for livestock farmers affected by flooding

Information on feed, contamination, housing and health during flooding

2 December 2019

The Food Advisory Board (FAB) Launches

To help provide balance and knowledge to unfair and misleading media headlines, the Food Advisory Board (FAB) has been created.

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.

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.