Lamb

14 August 2025

Join Leah Shanks, AHDB Beef & Lamb knowledge exchange manager as she chats to colleagues and farmers about how the drought could affect farming this season.

1 June 2020

Nigel Miller has been appointed as Chair of the newly-formed Ruminant Health and Welfare Group (RHWG) with effect from 1 June 2020 for a two-year term.

29 May 2020

We have gone from the wettest February to the driest April and May, and it doesn’t look as though there is rain coming anytime soon.

29 May 2020

Red meat analyst Rebecca Wright gives an update on the latest trends for the UK lamb market, including what is happening to demand.

14 July 2021

English abattoir capacity and utilisation

16 February 2023

calculator designed to provide an estimation of antimicrobial usage on sheep farms

13 July 2021

In the latest week, finished liveweight lamb prices continued to slip, while deadweight rose.

13 July 2021

Exports from New Zealand were subdued during quarter one. pril brought with it a change in dynamic. With many Asian countries, including China, beginning to recover from coronavirus, shipments increased. Exports to Europe however dropped, as demand was weak, also due to coronavirus.

28 May 2020

The continued lack of significant rainfall in the UK has raised concerns for the quality of the quality of the planted crop.

5 February 2025

Prepare and plan for delays to shearing service due to social distancing measures in place to control COVID-19.

13 July 2021

In March, UK exports of fresh and frozen sheep meat fell by 40%

13 July 2021

Liveweight lamb prices eased in the week ending 20 May, while deadweight prices rose in the week ending 16 May.

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