Content related to the sectors: beef-lamb

16 April 2025

Beef: Cost of production and performance

Results for beef cattle from AHDB benchmarking activities (at home and abroad)

23 April 2021

Meet Forage for Knowledge contributor John Forbes

Greensand, summer drought and a split-block herd on one grazing platform are challenging the grazing skills of Irishman, John Forbes, on a unit near Marlborough in Wiltshire.

14 July 2021

Livestock farms could see lift in average farm business income

According to Defra’s latest farm business income forecast*, livestock farms in England are expected to see an increase in average farm business income for the 2020/21 year.

14 July 2021

Decline in EU beef and sheep meat production forecast in 2021

EU beef and lamb production each expected to fall by around 1% in 2021

13 July 2021

Liveweight lamb trade falls following pre-Ramadan rush

Liveweight old season lamb prices have fallen in the past week

26 April 2024

USDA forecasts higher global beef and pork production in 2021

The USDA forecasts both beef and pork production to rise in 2021, while trade will be mixed and largely influenced by Chinese ASF recovery.

13 July 2021

Cull ewe throughputs increasing, but remain low

During Q1 2021, estimated slaughter of ewes and rams totalled 277,000 head, 27% (102,000 head) fewer than during the same period in 2020.

14 July 2021

Deadweight cattle prices finally break the £4/kg barrier

The GB all-prime average price gained 4.4p to reach 403.7p/kg this week, finally breaking the £4 barrier

17 November 2022

Beef: international comparisons

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9 January 2025

AHDB seeking 6 new board members

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is looking to recruit six new board members.

19 April 2021

Strategic Farm: Be bold, be brave and ask 'does my business work for me?

Our 2017 Strategic Farmer, Johnny Haimes, from Devon, joins Leah Shanks for an open and honest discussion on why he made the decision to disperse his suckler herd and begin rearing and finishing dairy-bred calves extensively.

14 July 2021

Lower throughput sees UK beef production drop back in March

According to latest data from Defra, UK beef production was 5% lower in March compared to a year ago.