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11 May 2022
Join us to learn about the key findings from a recent AHDB-funded PhD that investigated which key performance indicators can have the biggest impact on sheep farms.
11 May 2022
Matt Blyth and Challenge Sheep project farmer, Ian Wilson, looking at how the use of electronic identification (EID) can aid decision making on farm to improve performance.
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11 May 2022
Promoting ewe longevity has been a key focus for AHDB’s Challenge Sheep project, which aims to further understand influences on ewe lifetime performance and best practice for managing replacement ewes.
10 May 2022
RamCompare’s year six results demonstrate how rams with key breeding traits can optimise flock profitability.
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5 May 2022
The liveweight OSL SQQ averaged 271.1p/kg, down nearly 8p from the previous week.
4 May 2022
In January we published an outlook for the UK sheep sector. Let’s now take another look at it.
28 April 2022
Liveweight OSL SQQ 278.98p/kg in the week ending 27 April
21 April 2022
The GB liveweight OSL SQQ remained steady for the week ending 20 April, dropping only 0.12p to 276.20p/kg.
19 April 2022
UK trade in lamb grew in February
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14 April 2022
Lamb prices have again increased on week earlier levels. Growth in the liveweight old season SQQ has slowed, gaining 1.43p week-on-week to 276.32p/kg.
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14 April 2022
The key theme so far this year within the lamb industry has been higher availability of lambs. This was expected due to changes in kill patterns over the past few years, impacted by Brexit.
12 April 2022
The USDA has just released its latest outlook for global pork, beef and chicken production and trade.