Know How / Sheep

Whether you run a sheep flock that numbers in the dozens or the thousands, keeping your rams, ewes and lambs healthy and productive is the key to achieving maximum production.

Regardless of your sheep breed, location or system, these pages give you the important health, welfare, nutrition and genetic advice to help make your flock profitable and sustainable.

Key focus areas:

Breeding to suit your system
Grassland management and nutrition
Improving flock health
Finishing lambs to suit market requirements
Reducing your cost of production

Latest Know How

FEED AND NUTRITION

How to assess farm mineral status after high rainfall

Prolonged rainfall has led to concerns about mineral supplementation on farm, due to leaching from the soil.  A mineral audit may be a better investment than reaching straight for boluses,…

LIVESTOCK

Benefits of cell grazing for efficiency and farm succession

Succession planning has prompted a Welsh upland farm to switch from suckler beef production on a set stocking system, to growing Wagyu cattle on an intensive form of rotational grazing.…

CRIME

Video: Dorset farmers tackle deadly dog attacks

Livestock worrying poses a significant ongoing threat to farmers across the UK, but latest figures show the South West is the worst-affected region. Farm animals worth about £2.4m were severely…

GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

Bumper grass growth but wet conditions hamper utilisation

Beef and sheep farmer John Ritchie, Farmers Weekly’s Grassland Manager of the Year 2023, replaced set stocking with rotational grazing on his Perthshire hill farm. He is sharing updates about…

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