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Mixed picture for farm profitability in 2024
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UK Total Income from Farming (TIFF) in 2024 increased by 26% year-on-year.
Figures show beef output increased by 9.3%, year-on-year, to £4.1 billion. Prime cattle prices were the main drivers spurred by tight supplies and high demand. Overall GB prime cattle prices were 6% higher than the three-year rolling average in 2024.
AHDB lamb prices (NSL + OSL SQQ) averaged 693.3p/kg in 2024, compared with 578.1p/kg in 2023, and were 13% higher than the three-year rolling average.
Read our analysis in full
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Reducing emissions on farm
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If you are interested in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on your farm, then we can help get you started with our new online resources.
You can find guides to practical, on-farm actions that will help reduce GHG emissions, which also outline the wider environmental, productivity and financial benefits.
Find out more
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Biggest ever red meat inward trade mission
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Twenty-eight buyers from the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Middle East took part in our biggest ever inward mission for the red meat sector. The four-day trip included visits to farms and processors and a ‘meet the buyer’ event and gala dinner.
Find out more about the mission
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Beef supply continues to tighten
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Defra's production data for May 2025 showed UK beef production at 75,900 tonnes, an increase of 2% on the previous month. However, this is down 4% on the same month last year.
Find out more in our May production update
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Another steep drop in delinked payments in 2026
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A steeper-than-expected reduction in direct payments for 2025 was announced in last autumn’s budget. Following the Spring Spending Review last week, Defra has confirmed that reductions to direct payments will be larger still in 2026 and 2027.
See our analysis for what this means for farmers
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Red meat sales over Easter were down in volume compared to last year, mainly due to shoppers buying fewer roasting joints. But which performed better – beef or lamb?
Read our retail analysis to find out
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Save the date! Make it Lamb is back this September – an industry collaboration between all four UK red meat levy boards in support of Love Lamb Week.
Make it Lamb is about celebrating lamb’s naturally delicious flavour and versatility, encouraging the nation to try lamb in different ways.
Get involved by ordering your farmgate banner before the campaign begins, share your pics with us on social media or check out our recipes on our Simply Beef & Lamb website.
Farmgate banners are limited in stock, so grab yours today.
Follow our accounts on social media:
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Simply Beef & Lamb
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Practical support and guidance
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From 1 July 2025, the bluetongue restricted zone was extended to cover all of England. This means that you will now be able to move animals within England without a bluetongue licence or test.
If you keep animals in England and routinely move animals into Wales or Scotland, you need to check for updates online at GOV.WALES and GOV.SCOT on what licences you will need and whether or not you will need to organise and pay for a pre-movement test.
View the latest situation from Defra
Calculate how much it will cost to vaccinate your livestock against bluetongue virus and how much it could save you using our interactive calculators.
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Managing cattle and sheep in hot weather
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Eating stones – What are cows trying to tell us?
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There have been several reports recently of cows eating stones, wood fences and similar materials while grazing. This abnormal behaviour, which may also involve licking or chewing other non-nutritive material, is called pica.
Find out what this means
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Last chance to apply to Farming Equipment and Technology Fund
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Applications to the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund close on 10 July 2025.
The fund includes three grants to help you buy equipment or technology to:
If you are interested in applying for a grant towards animal health and welfare items, you can strengthen your application by providing evidence that you have discussed it with your vet.
Learn more about the grants and how to apply
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Cattle slaughter age
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AHDB Senior Analyst Becky Smith discussed the trends of cattle slaughter ages in GB, with dairy beef generally finishing later than suckler-bred animals.
We also run through our retail review of Easter, looking, in part, at how beef and lamb fared.
Listen to the episode
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Measuring to manage for the commercial flock
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Join us in Devon on 16 July to learn how to use performance recording to optimise ewe performance and health on a forage-based system.
Find out more and book a place
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Realising performance from genetics
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Join a tour of Stonehill Romneys near Shaftesbury, courtesy of Dineley Farming, on 27 August. You will see the feeding and management tools they use to realise potential from their performance-recorded Romneys.
Find out more
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Talking Leaders webinar series
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Last webinar: Leading from the ground up
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Discover how to get the best from your people and lead a team of high-performance individuals.
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Watch the recording
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Next webinar: The blue-green connection – future food systems
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Join us as we discuss the synergies between blue food systems, agriculture and forestry.
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17 July – Book now
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