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2 May 2019
Following its success in 2017, the Sheep Breeders’ Round Table event has expanded and will return in November.
9 May 2019
Feed is a major cost of keeping a suckler cow and has a huge impact on fertility, calving ease and calf performance. The cheapest form of feed available to livestock farmers is grass. It is estimated that we waste 30% of the grass we grow. Since becoming a Strategic farm, E.H Holdstock & Son have introduced new grassland leys through reseeding and are keen to explore rotational grazing in 2019.
11 April 2019
Antibiotics are a medicine that in most cases should only be used to treat bacterial infections. Over-prescribing and the unnecessary use of antibiotics can increase the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Livestock producers have a responsibility to protect human and animal health by using antibiotics responsibly in order to minimise the risk of antibiotic resistance (AMR).
11 April 2019
Meat processor Trevor Bellis and Cumbrian farmer Colin Bateman are the newest board members for AHDB Beef & Lamb
17 August 2023
Do you know how your animals are performing and your costs of production? Collecting records and then analysing them is the best way to understand how your business is performing.
13 November 2020
Specifically designed for beef and sheep enterprises, this cash flow spreadsheet will help you quickly see when money is coming into and out of your business and where it’s coming from and going to. This will allow you to identify any future financial peaks and troughs and what costs you will have to cover at any given time.
2 April 2019
Join AHDB Beef and Lamb and AHDB’s Siwan Howatson, for a webinar on the basic principles of making high-quality grass silage. Grass is the most important, yet often overlooked, resource for livestock production. Well-managed grassland provides the most economic feed throughout the year, either as grazing or conserved forage.
13 June 2019
Physical information should recorded to paint an accurate picture of the current business position. This will help with many on-farm management decisions, from genetic to feeding choices. Capturing data does not have to be difficult- use this simple record sheet to record physical information about your flock. This data can then be used to benchmark key performance indicators (KPIs).
15 March 2019
Many in the sheep industry are talking about consistency. Returns can be improved by delivering a product that fits the needs of the customer. This means deciding which market to target, researching it and making breeding, feeding and production decisions with those market requirements in mind.
25 March 2019
Join Nock Deighton Agricultural LLP and AHDB Beef & Lamb for this event focusing on understanding market requirements and selecting lambs for slaughter