Content related to the sectors: beef-lamb

13 August 2021

Farm business: getting finance and speaking to your bank manager

Find out how to get finance for your farm business.

13 August 2021

Farm business: different types of borrowing

There are many differing types of finance available for farm businesses.

10 May 2024

Restructuring borrowing for your farm business

Restructuring borrowing can be used to reduce loan repayments, freeing up cash within the business.

17 December 2021

Basic farm business review

Review your farm accounts and understand your business costs, profit and cash.

9 July 2024

Understanding your finances and farm business accounts

Read our resources to help guide your farm finance plan

15 July 2026

Livestock manures for the arable rotation

Find out more about the benefits of livestock manures for arable systems.

19 August 2025

Grass leys for the arable rotation

There are many ways grass can be used within the arable rotation. Read about the types of grass ley and the benefits for black-grass control.

6 January 2022

Benchmarking cattle medicine use at farm level

Quantifying, benchmarking and rationalising farm medicine use in the beef industry – Novel best practices in communicating with food system stakeholders

18 January 2022

Use of CT-based predictors of meat quality in sheep breeding programmes (PhD)

Use of CT-based predictors of meat quality in sheep breeding programmes

14 January 2022

Role of Fusobacterium necrophorum in sheep and the environment in the severity and persistence of footrot (PhD)

Ovine footrot is an infectious cause of lameness in sheep that has significant economic impact for the UK sheep farming industry

9 August 2021

The National Hill Sheep Breed Evaluation

Hill flocks in the UK have been involved in weight recording programmes for over 50 years. The reason for flock recording is to provide breeders with an unbiased way to find those rams and ewes in the flock with the best genetic potential. This booklet explains how hill sheep producers can get involved with performance recording services and take their flock forward.

7 October 2025

How to assess clover content in pastures

Use the clover content assessment stick to help you estimate the clover content in your pastures and assess nitrogen (N) supply.