Beef and Lamb

This series of web pages can help producers develop a grazing plan for efficient grass-based beef production.

Grass is an important crop and grazed grass is the cheapest feed on farm, yet it rarely earns the respect it deserves as a potentially high-quality, natural ruminant feed. This manual will help producers develop new, more efficient grazing strategies to improve returns for their business

Achieving better returns from a suckler herd depends on increasing the number of calves weaned from the cows and heifers that are mated.

This checklist aims to provide a structured approach to assess a calf rearing system.

Top tips for managing ewe lambs at lambing time, including, lactation, nutrition, when to wean and assisting with problems.

Grass is an important crop and grazed grass is the cheapest feed on farm, yet it rarely earns the respect it deserves as a potentially high-quality, natural ruminant feed. This manual will help producers develop new, more efficient grazing strategies to improve returns for their business

Good ewe nutrition is vital for successful flock performance. The feed requirements of ewes vary significantly depending on their stage of production and feeding regimes must take account of this. This manual looks at all the elements of ewe feeding and incorporates the latest thinking on this topic

This series of web pages can help producers develop a grazing plan for efficient grass-based beef production.