Content related to the sectors: beef-lamb

18 July 2025

Beef diseases directory

Diseases in the UK cattle industry account for huge losses and are a major welfare concern. This publication highlights some of the major conditions affecting the beef industry. It provides insight into the main symptoms and risk factors, alongside the most effective prevention and treatment protocols

16 April 2024

Buying a recorded ram

Commercial producers are increasingly taking a more informed approach to breeding and seeing the benefits of looking deeper into an animal’s background before purchase, using data to make informed purchasing decisions rather than buying on looks alone. This manual provides an insight on how to use Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) when looking to purchase a ram.

19 September 2018

Building an agricultural workforce fit for the future

An industry coalition has united to kick-start a new skills strategy with the ambition to equip the agricultural workforce for the future of farming and invites new partners to join the group.

12 March 2019

Shifting perceptions of lamb

With the amount of lamb purchased by British shoppers in decline, how can the industry adapt to get it back on British menus?

17 September 2018

Workshops focus on planning winter feed options for sheep

Following this year’s challenging weather conditions, AHDB Beef & Lamb are partnering with Teagasc for a series of workshops to help sheep farmers reduce impact on the 2019 lamb crop.

27 March 2019

Retail Insights: The changing retail landscape

The UK retail scene has seen enormous structural change over the last decade, driven by technology, new entrants and changing demands.

13 September 2018

Applications open for farming management training scheme

AHDB has opened applications for its Professional Manager Development Scheme (PMDS) course, which will start in January 2019. The course is designed to increase the skills of farmers who manage people, enabling them to apply business intelligence from other sectors, improve communication and understanding, to raise the level of professionalism in the agricultural industry.

25 February 2026

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16 August 2019

How do you find new shoppers?

Growing the meat, fish and poultry category

12 March 2019

The competitive game of World Cuisines

Foodservice is an entry point for world cuisines into our lives but who are the biggest players and who is at risk of losing out?

1 November 2022

Brexit scenarios: Impacts on the UK’s milling and malting sectors

Following on from ‘Brexit Scenarios – an impact assessment’, which focused on how Brexit could impact farmers’ profit levels, we now turn to potential implications post-farmgate.

3 February 2025

New grassland improvement programme looking for farmers

Beef and sheep farms are needed for a new project which will help farmers across Great Britain improve management of their grassland.