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Lamb
13 July 2021
Production took a sharp decline during April to just 21,000 tonnes cwe. UK lamb kill declined 21% (227,800 head) year-on-year, to 835,900 head.
13 July 2021
Liveweight sheep prices gained again in the week ending 13 May
14 July 2021
After a sluggish start to the growing season, grass growth has since been more positive.
30 January 2024
We take a look at how COVID-19 has affected key input markets.
13 May 2020
Fourth-year results of the RamCompare project reveal how sires with key breeding traits can drive productivity and optimal new sire purchases.
13 July 2021
Finished hogget prices recorded differing movements; liveweight prices were steady to slightly softer, while deadweight prices increased. Demand is likely to be lower overall.
8 June 2020
Ten new varieties of ryegrass, two Hybrid and one Timothy have been added to the 2020/2021 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists (RGCL) for England and Wales.
22 May 2024
First generation farmers Rob and Anna Hawke joined the AHDB Beef & Lamb-funded project, Challenge Sheep, when it began in 2017.
22 May 2024
Strategic Farmer, Adrian Coombe, farms with his wife Lyn, and father Peter, at Dupath Farm in Callington, Cornwall.
13 July 2021
Last year recorded some unusual trends for UK sheep meat trade. There were just two months when the UK was a net importer.
5 May 2020
AHDB is offering beef and lamb box kits to farmers who want to sell their meat directly to consumers.
13 July 2021
Despite higher retail sales, overall demand for red meat is now lower than it was before the coronavirus lockdown.